Did it really need an "expert" to make this statement? Aleading consumer researcher who investigates portion size, eating habits and the impact of food names on the aforementioned habits, Brian Wansink, has just told a Canadian Diabetes Association meeting that the blame for the current obesity "epidemic" rests squarely on the shoulders of each and every one of the porkers who are busily trying to place the blame elsewhere. The fast food industry, the government and their food label laws, or lack thereof, food comanies all have come under fire for the ever-expanding waistline some of us heft about, but according to Wansink, it all comes down to the prospective muncher knowing when to say "enough", and pushing their chair away from the trough.
Wansink, a Julian Simon Memorial Faculty Fellow in Marketing, and a professor of Business Administration in the College of Business, also has appointments in nutritional science, advertising, and agricultural and consumer economics. He has conducted so many food studies now that it might be time for the overweight crowd to start paying more attention when he says that most people overeat simply because the food is in front of them. Read that as "lack of self-control", folks.
The only thing is, here in our society of instant gratification and the easy way out, most of the obese will continue to look for a scapegoat to blame for their girth, simply because it's easier to do that than to practice a little self-discipline.