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Radio Stoke,6 mins

Why our brains don't like healthy food

The Takeaway

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In our first mini series exploring the 'Psychology of Food' the BBC's Sarah Robertson talks to Dr Rachel Povey about the reasons why healthy eating is so hard to promote and why apples and mushrooms have a bad reputation with children. Dr Povey is Associate Professor in Health Psychology at Staffordshire University.

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