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Radio Scotland,17 Mar 2014,28 mins

SeriesSeries 1

Obesity Figures in Scotland

Brainwaves

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As obesity figures in Scotland rise, Pennie Latin explores the science of hunger and diet. She talks to Dr Alex Johnstone and Dr Dan Crabtree from the Rowett Institute about their research, psychologist Professor Patrick O'Donnell and weight-loss surgeon Professor Duff Bruce as well as hearing the personal stories of the challenges of losing weight.

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