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Behaviour change in the era of biomedical advances

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New medications that target biological mechanisms to address obesity, diabetes and related cardiometabolic conditions are widely popular. As not everyone is eligible, willing or able to take medications, structural and behavioural solutions remain essential to treat and decrease the risk of cardiometabolic diseases.

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  1. Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Mohammed K. Ali

  2. Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Mohammed K. Ali

  3. Emory Global Diabetes Research Center, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Mohammed K. Ali

  4. Behavioral Science for Disease Prevention and Health Care, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Nikkil Sudharsanan

  5. Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

    Nikkil Sudharsanan

  6. Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Harsha Thirumurthy

  7. Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Harsha Thirumurthy

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Ali, M.K., Sudharsanan, N. & Thirumurthy, H. Behaviour change in the era of biomedical advances. Nat Hum Behav 7, 1417–1419 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01666-x

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