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So often doctors tell their patients, just eat less and exercise more. The patient who is overweight is often blamed and called a lazy glutton who doesn\u2019t have enough willpower. Well, willpower is not enough. Patients aren\u2019t simply lacking in self-discipline. They are not weak and lazy. Most of them are biologically addicted to sugar, and it\u2019s no wonder! Willpower is not enough to stand up to easy, cheap, convenient food. We need more than willpower. We need solutions.\n\xa0\nMy guest on this week\u2019s episode of The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy is Dr. Sean Lucan, a practicing family physician in the Bronx treating children and adults. He is an award-winning NIH-funded investigator who has published numerous articles on food-related issues. Dr. Lucan and I talk about food environments\u2014essentially how our surroundings dictate our food choices, and how OSBs (other storefront businesses, places like gyms, laundromats, the barbershop, etc\u2026) are becoming a huge source of providing junk to both children and adults. It all comes down to this: grazing vs. grocery environments.\n\xa0\nWe also talk about food and beverage marketing to youth, and Dr. Lucan\u2019s campaign to protect youth from dangerous marketing which led to a ban on alcohol advertising.\n\xa0\nI hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices