There was a lot of noise on the net the other day about a new study that concluded that food does not satisfy obese people. I'm not making any excuses for how I demolish a box of Little Debbies, but I can completely understand this.

Based on the findings, which appeared in the Oct. 17 issue of the journal Science, researchers concluded that overweight or obese people don’t get more satisfaction from food than slim people do. It is the reduced level of pleasure they get from eating that makes them overindulge. And while trying to compensate for the reward deficit, they opt for more high-calorie food.

I would add that, just like with drugs, your body builds up a resistance so that you need more to satisfy you the more junk food you eat (in my unprofessional opinion).

They mention people's predisposition to being obese based on the genetics in the study. While I believe genetics do play a role in your body composition, I firmly believe that it is personal responsibility that plays a larger role. I could be lazy and say I (possibly) have this Taq1A1 gene and just live with the consequences. Instead, I chose to work at living a healthy lifestyle and not pointing the finger at anything (or anyone) but me.