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Background prevalence of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, Plaete et al. BMC Family Practice (2015) 16:3 DOI 10.1186/s12875-014-0214-5and healthy nutrition is quickly formulated, and may beBelgium Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleChronic diseases (heart diseases, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes) are leading causes of mortality worldwide, representing 60 % of all deaths. Healthy nutrition behaviour and sufficient physical ac-tivity play an important role in the prevention of these diseases. Moreover, it is estimated that 80 % of the and 40 % of cancers may be prevented through interven-tion programmes that address risk factors such as lack of physical activity and unhealthy nutrition in adults [1,2]. A promising intervention method to motivate people to adopt behaviours such as physical activity and nutrition, is computer tailoring [3]. Applying algorithms to the an