re: The obesity epidemic

This is ignorant. The number of likes of your post proves how the public doesn’t generally understand the obesity pandemic or that it is not a decision between medical and “lifestyle” or “self control.” Good bariatric surgeons and medical weight loss doctors have programs that require lifestyle change and coaching around lifestyle changes in conjunction with medical tools(surgery or meds) to assist that process.

You are correct that we have a serious obesity epidemic on our hands. What you are projecting here is part of the problem. Get educated and become part of the solution instead of promulgating your ignorance in a manner that actually works against the solution.