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Tara Cosoleto

BIZARRE: Rewards lead to more weight loss csiro - You Need To See This

Research shows financial incentives can boost weight loss for people trying to improve their health. (AAP)

Australians lose 28 per cent more weight when they have a financial incentive, research shows.

The CSIRO analysed more than 48,000 participants of its Total Wellbeing Diet to find those who claimed a reward under the program lost an average of 6.2 kilograms compared to a 4.8kg weight loss for those who didn't claim.

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