Food addiction and compulsive overeating will be tackled in a Hunter Medical Research Institute study led by Professor Tracy Burrows

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Updated September 14 2021 - 10:03am, first published September 12 2021 - 7:00pm
Food Glorious Food: Professor Tracy Burrows is leading a study into addictive overeating that will trial new treatments.
Food Glorious Food: Professor Tracy Burrows is leading a study into addictive overeating that will trial new treatments.

Addictive overeating that disturbs people's day-to-day lives afflicts about 15 to 20 per cent of the population, Hunter Medical Research Institute Professor Tracy Burrows says.

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