Last week, a report published by an advisory group for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) claimed that giving people money could persuade them to make healthier lifestyle choices. Similar incentive schemes already piloted in the UK include rewarding pregnant women with supermarket vouchers to stop smoking, and giving children toys in exchange for eating more fruit and veg. How do young people feel about the government giving people cash to be more healthy?
Start a discussion about paying people to lose weight or stop smoking. Will giving people money to adopt a healthier lifestyle achieve results? Is offering money the right way to motivate people? Ask young people if they eat healthy food and exercise regularly. Why do they do this? Is leading a healthy lifestyle common sense? Would introducing such a scheme send out the wrong message? Could it be seen as a reward for people who have made bad lifestyle choices?
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