I feel there is another condition wrapped in a morality play: alcoholism. "Why can't he/she just stop drinking" is still part of our culture. The two conditions are quite similar. With food, it's often sugar/carb compulsions. Our society (still) pushes alcohol, like we push food. We've made a little progress in openly talking about sobriety, like adults. Perhaps more articles like this can move along the discussion about overeating as biological and behavioral, and most of all a product of a toxic food environment.