Which Healthy Messages Work? (IMAGE)

Cornell Food & Brand Lab

Which Healthy Messages Work?

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Is it better to be positive or negative? Many of the most vivid public health appeals have been negative -- 'Smoking Kills' or 'Drive, Drive, and Die' -- but do these negative messages work when it comes to changing eating behavior?

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Daniel Miller

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