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Eating junk food for a month changes one's brain
British doctor Chris van Tulleken did so and his findings are now documented in a show
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During the course of the experiment, Dr Chris van Tulleken gained 6.5kg of body weight and 3kg of body fat. He also felt sluggish and "10 years older".
PHOTO: BBC STUDIOS
You know that eating a diet of junk food makes kids gain weight.
But what happens to their brains? British doctor Chris van Tulleken, 42, made himself a guinea pig in a bid to find out.


