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Human nutritionists Dr Lisa Te Morenga and Prof Jim Mann in lab

University of Otago human nutrition researchers Dr Lisa Te Morenga and Professor Jim Mann. The team found evidence that cutting down on sugar has a “small but significant” effect on body weight.

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