&quot;people just need information which isn&#x27;t being readily provided&quot; 
The breakdown of the nutritional value of every food stuff is literally right in front of the consumer&#x27;s face. I&#x27;m not sure information availability is a core issue there. It takes less time to check a food label than it does to respond to a text message or check Facebook.<p>If I had to guess I would say prioritization and budgeting are core issues here. It really is a very similar problem to financial budgeting. In this view we are balancing a calorie budget against time, money, emotional state, and health so the categories are different but the question is still the same as in finance.
This could also be a likely culprit since we do not tend to teach this topic well and Average Joe seems to be about as bad at personal finance as he is with personal wellness.<p>Perhaps more training on prioritization, goal setting, and delayed gratification is part of the solution?