April 4, 2013
Group weight loss challenges for money may be most effective
Previous research suggests cash incentives for weight loss can also be effective for individuals outside of a group or workplace. A March study from the Mayo Clinic that looked at cash incentives for weight loss among 100 obese patients found the chance to win or lose $20 a month got dieters to drop an average […]
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March 14, 2013
A new study found that this principle can be related to weight loss as well – the higher payout you seek or you are offered, the more weight you lose…Researchers from the Mayo Clinic conducted a study testing financial incentives for weight loss…So, according to leading study author Donald Hensrud, M.D., the study clearly proves that financial incentives […]
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March 8, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
March 8, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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March 8, 2013
Cash Incentives Help People Lose Weight, Researchers Find
“Fear of losing money tends to motivate people about two and a half times more than the prospect of gaining the same amount of money, so we intentionally designed the incentives so that participants would have some of their own skin in the game,” said Steven Driver, a lead study author and a resident physician […]
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