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Scott Lear, Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

The science behind building healthy habits can help you keep your New Year's resolution

Strategies like setting SMART goals and enlisting social support can help turn resolutions into habits. (Shutterstock)

Every New Year, millions of people make resolutions, with the most common resolutions being health-related. Despite their popularity, up to 80 per cent of resolutions fail, mostly within a few weeks. As a result, many people make the same resolutions year after year.

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