Should The Government Regulate Diets In America?

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Why should the government be able to regulate diets in America? They shouldn't. It will just result in more problems, and more money. The government should have their focus somewhere else in considering that America is a free country, there's more important problems going on, and because they take part in the cause for obesity. America is a free country, and regulating what people eat doesn't sound like freedom to me whatsoever. The government may provide assistance but everyone's diet is there choice and decision because at the end of the day it really just affects them the most. "The first Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government

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