I would back up that article by saying I tried to diet but it ended up making more more hungry and depressed, food for me is not just about inputting nutrients for essential life support, but rather it is something I enjoy and value the time consuming it.
I think too many people disregard exercise. If we look at the last 1000 years, not many dieted and there was very little obesity. We are living in times now where there is record number of these cases and I think lifestyle is the problem. One must consider how much exercise society is getting as whole.
Back in the olden days, exercise was not needed because of type of job people had, more laborious, even getting to place of work or school required walking. Now we have the tube, or cars or buses which take us, and a lot of sit and work.
Eating is a natural process, we do not think before we do it because it is the way humans are designed. A car will only accept a certain amount of petrol before it accepts no more, unfortunately we do not have that stop. We can count calories and eat smaller portions, but with relationships, uni, work, jobs, birthdays, weddings etc how can we possibly maintain that over a large period of time?
Exercise must again be promoted and somehow formed into everyday life if as a society we are to return back to the glory days.