I wasn't making that argument, though. In my post I already noted some agreement with you -- it is fair to say all those things you mention play a role, and I

I wasn't making that argument, though. In my post I already noted some agreement with you -- it is fair to say all those things you mention play a role, and I said that. In fact, I would go a step further with improving government intervention and am in favor of abolishing farm subsidies for corn (which subsidizes junk food and corn syrup). I even think taxes on junk food and sugar is a great idea. So I am with you most of the way. However, at the end of the day should we be teaching people they are not responsible for their choices? Ultimately, when even with McD as your only option you can lose weight and still be relatively healthy, is the individual without fault? And regardless of the answer, even in the extreme case of no-fault, I just don't see the lack of responsibility productive. Additionally, I am weary of why we put some failings in a "can't blame them basket," while others not, when everything comes down to environmental influences--A person left to age from birth in a dark, silent room will not be a person the way you and I understand it. So should we just give up on personal responsibility and blame everything on everyone else? There is not one shred of taking individual responsibility in that article.