Magic Pill and the Satiety Problem Problem

How science and science journalism goes awry, another learning experience.

Here’s a simple, all-too-common answer to the question of why we get fat: We eat too much.

So why do we eat too much? The ubiquitous answer to this one is also the now ever-more common explanation for the obesity epidemic: modern ultraprocessed foods undermine our ability to feel sated. They are hyperpalatable, to use the fashionable jargon. Hence, we ge…