From: MSNBC
Money can motivate weight loss — for a while
February 8, 2011
MSNBC:
Obese people might be more likely to lose weight if they have money riding on their success — but the pounds may creep back once the financial carrot is gone, a small study finds.
Researchers found that a program in which people stood to lose cash should they fail to lose weight seemed to motivate them, but the motivation didn’t last.
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