A person cannot abdicate their responsibility for their own action or inaction regarding their choices then blame others if they become obese or suffer ill health.
I agree the consumer shares some responsibility, but responsibility I think should also be placed on the food corporations.
When corporations deliberately add chemicals to their foods like MSG, knowing it'll addict people, they do share some responsibility. Even if it's only 5% responsibility they still must have it. I feel people need to educate themselves on just how exactly the food industry manipulates people. They need to know exactly what they're eating, how the industry creates and markets the food, etc.
There are also many additives besides MSG that are bad for you. Caffiene, Aspartame, Artificial colorings, preservatives, etc. Also,
High Fructose Corn Syrup. Most food corporations use this, and this ingredient actually damages the brain, making people dumber. I want to help educate people on the bad checials/additives people are eating, the obesity epidemic, on how exactly food corporations play a role. It's unfair and wrong to look at the whole problem and say that it's only the fault of the consumer, because they made the choice to eat the numerous deathly offered. Why do you think we're in the mess we're in now? We didn't have an obesity epidemic before the refining of flour.
And no, just because there are currently only 12 enlightened members voting that there's more to the issue than just the consumer's choice, does not mean they were on the "short bus." I daresay the majority are ignorant and uncaring about the issue and what exactly is at play here.
Food corporations don't give a damn about food safety over the long run. All they care about is the allmighty dollar, health be damned. They only care to reach minimum safety requirements.