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Festive season overspend? You could have the ‘ostrich problem’
December 21, 2013 by NewsBot
"'Tis the season to be jolly," which inevitably means many of us will overeat and overspend. But new research suggests these actions are natural at this time of year, as we adopt the "ostrich problem." We intentionally fail to keep track of our eating and spending, and bury our heads in the sand.Psychologists from the University of Sheffield in the UK, led by Dr.