Why donuts are so hard to resist | The Royal Society

Why is it so much easier to choose some foods over others - a doughnut over some broccoli, for example? This is what's going on in your brain...

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Made in partnership with BBC Ideas, this video explores the reasons we sometimes make the wrong food choices, and why.

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