Obesity, Self-Control and the Role of the Food Environment

The article examines whether excess body weight should be viewed primarily as a failure of individual self-control or as a consequence of a food environment designed to encourage overeating. It contrasts individual-focused approaches, such as coaching and digital health tools, with population-level measures like smaller portions and product reformulation, while highlighting the limitations of traditional diets and the potential impact of GLP-1 medications in reducing food noise and automatic eat