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Could financial rewards encourage weight loss?

As part of new plans to tackle obesity in the UK, the NHS is looking at offering financial reward...

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14.15 8 Jul 2021


Could financial rewards encourage weight loss?


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14.15 8 Jul 2021


As part of new plans to tackle obesity in the UK, the NHS is looking at offering financial rewards such as supermarket discounts and shopping to lose weight. 

Susie Birney, Executive Director of the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity, Audrey in Wicklow, Ken in Dublin and Linda in Meath chatted to Andrea. 

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