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Publication Date: January 2008
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Author(s): Deborah Cohen; Thomas Farley
Research Area:
Type: Fact sheet
Abstract:
This research brief summarizes a study suggesting that though lack of will power is blamed for failure to maintain a diet, the more likely culprit is automatic responses to cues to eat and the availability of cheap, convenient, high-calorie foods.