Social stresses, environment lead to overeating, expert says

"People unknowingly "booby-trap'' their own homes in a way that can lead to overeating, a nutritional expert who has conducted hundreds of food studies said yesterday.

Some people blame obesity on fast food, the government and food companies, but the food fight really begins at home, Brian Wansink told a joint meeting in Toronto of the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.The solution isn't concentration and willpower, he told more than 3,000 delegates".

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