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Nudging healthy food choices: a field experiment at the train station

Recognizing the mindless nature of many food decisions, it has been suggested that attempts to increase healthy eating should not focus on convincing people what is 'right' but rather aim to adjust the environment such that people are automatically directed toward healthy choices. This stu...

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Published in:Journal of public health (Oxford, England) England), 2016-06, Vol.38 (2), p.e133-e137
Main Authors: Kroese, Floor M., Marchiori, David R., de Ridder, Denise T.D.
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