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The Craving: W5


Catalogue Number:  CTV876
Producer:  CTV
Producing Agencies:  CTV
Subject:  Canadian Social Issues, Consumer Studies, Documentary, Family Studies/Home Economics, Guidance, Health and Medicine, Social Issues, Social Sciences
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2021
Running Time:  21:47


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W5's Avery Haines speaks to Matthew Mahon, who is in a constant battle against his own urge to overeat highly processed foods. Is it possible to become addicted to food? A groundbreaking lab at the University of Michigan is studying how foods can trigger cravings.


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