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If something is reliable but almost impossible to keep up, I wouldn't exactly say that it "works". That's like saying to a student that they'll pass a course if
by stdbrouw 11y ago
If something is reliable but almost impossible to keep up, I wouldn't exactly say that it "works". That's like saying to a student that they'll pass a course if only they study hard enough, without giving any further study or motivational advice. It's true but it's pointless.
- adrianN 11y agoI just wonder how many research dollars we're going to spend if the advice basically stays: "Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, don't eat more calories than you expend and do moderate exercise a couple of times a week. If you're overweight you shorten your life."
- greggyb 11y agoProbably until it gets driven home to the type of people who read and comment on studies like this that education alone is one of the worst interventions for behavioral change. Edit: proper emphasis - "that education is" => "that education alone"