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Using goal setting as a strategy for dietary behavior change
Cullen KW, Baranowski T, Smith SP. Using goal setting as a strategy for dietary behavior change. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2001 May;101(5):562-566.

This article presents a four-step goal-setting process for promoting healthy food choices that assists dietitians in including the behavior change process in educational programs. The steps are: recognizing a need for change; establishing a goal; adopting a goal-directed activity and self-monitoring it; and self-rewarding goal attainment.



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