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Published March 07, 2013, 01:26 PM

Cash can bribe dieters to lose weight, study finds

Willpower apparently can be bought. The chance to win or lose $20 a month enticed dieters in a yearlong study to drop an average of 9 pounds — four times more weight than others who were not offered dough to pass up the doughnuts.

By: Marilyn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer

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