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Technology trialled in fight against ticking timebomb of obesity

Video. Technology trialled in fight against ticking timebomb of obesity

Updated: 10/08/2016 - 11:23 GMT+2

Sensor technology is at the heart of a project designed to prevent obesity and other eating disorders, before it is too late.

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