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‘Thinspiration’ is the key to losing weight

Published: 4 August 2016

The ‘biggest loser’ in weight loss groups is more motivational than the average group weight loss, new research from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University finds.

Assistant Professor Nathan Yang found that the top performer has an encouraging effect, acting as an inspirational target that doesn’t alienate those who fail to reach it.

Read full article: BDaily, August 3, 2016 

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