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    Exeter scientists develop online 'snacking' game to combat obesity.

    Researchers from the University of Exeter have come up with a 'stop-go' game which trains players to associate things like biscuits with the act of 'stopping'.

    Volunteers who played it just four times for 10 minutes - while keeping food diaries - lost almost 1-and-a-half pounds in a week.

    It's thought it could eventually be available on smartphones.

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