Research paper
Marteau TM, Hollands GJ, Fletcher PC. Changing human behavior to prevent disease: the importance of targeting automatic processes. Science. 2012 Sep 21;337(6101):1492-1495. doi:10.1126/science.1226918
Why we cite it
Perspective in Science making the theoretical case for environment-based (“automatic process”) interventions over traditional information/education approaches for changing health behaviors. Published by the same Cambridge group that later produced the Cochrane review on portion size (cpi02), this paper provides the conceptual framework underpinning the project’s emphasis on environmental change over willpower-based strategies.