Teenagers can be weaned off junk food by urging them to rebel against large ...

Teenagers can be weaned off junk food by appealing to their rebellious nature and urging them to fight back against large corporations Study showed youngsters will quit eating burgers if it makes them feel rebellious Knowing food companies spend billions on marketing also helps to put them off Over three months, teenage boys cut their junk food intake by almost a third 

By Mary O'connor For The Daily Mail

Published: 02:01 BST, 22 April 2019 | Updated: 07:26 BST, 22 April 2019

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Tearaway teenagers may drive parents to distraction at mealtimes with their refusal to eat healthily.

But convincing youngsters to shun junk food may be as simple as exploiting their natural tendency to rebel.

A group of 13 and 14-year-old students were shown a news story which

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