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Public health 'nudges' questioned

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The government's "nudge" approach to try and improve public health isn't likely to succeed, according to new research. Professor Theresa Marteau, director of the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at Cambridge University, explains the struggle to improve people's habits.


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