&gt;  Insisting that it must be addressed as a self-control problem (dubious whatever the source of the problem is, if that&#x27;s not the most efficient intervention) seems downright perverse.<p>Perverse is taking a high-functioning part of your body (the efficiency of your gut bacteria) and destroying completely it because you don&#x27;t want to stop eating more than your body needs.  Especially since we know how much our gut bacteria affects our body in general.