??By Elizabeth M. Ward, M.S., R.D. When it comes to the obesity epidemic, there’s plenty of blame to go around. A recent found that 61% of adults believe personal choices about food and exercise play key roles in the obesity epidemic. At one time, I thought the same. When I was a less experienced dietitian bent on changing other people’s eating habits for the better, I preached personal responsibility to anyone willing to listen. Now that I am older and, hopefully, wiser, I wonder if it’s even possible to make good choices about food and physical activity, living in what health experts have labeled our “obesogenic” environment that encourages us to eat more than we should and exercise less. “Everywhere you go, from gas stations to malls to movie theaters, the sights...