Obesity and Blame: Elusive Goals for Personal Responsibility.
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REPORT May-June 2013 itself justify massive social efforts to intervene, however. People do
many things that others judge aren’t good for them. But there is much room for disagreement
on what is good for any particular person. There are also risks to leading healthy, active
lifestyles. Virtually every decision we make is laden with risk and involves the balancing of
costs and benefits. Balancing the benefits of uncontrolled eating against the associated risks to …
REPORT May-June 2013 itself justify massive social efforts to intervene, however. People do
many things that others judge aren’t good for them. But there is much room for disagreement
on what is good for any particular person. There are also risks to leading healthy, active
lifestyles. Virtually every decision we make is laden with risk and involves the balancing of
costs and benefits. Balancing the benefits of uncontrolled eating against the associated risks to …
Abstract
One of six commentaries on'Obesity: Chasing an Elusive Epidemic,'by Daniel Callahan, from the January-February 2013 issue.
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