If you ever had any Anne Geddes pictures you probably won’t be surprised by this latest bit of research, but apparently looking at pictures of babies wearing hats can positively affect your health and help you make better health decisions.

No, this isn’t an early April Fool, it’s the result of real research: randomised controlled trials to show that people can use positive thoughts and self-affirmation to help them make and sustain behaviour change.

So what do you think? Does looking at Cat Baby there make you feel better? She really is enormously cute…