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For starters, it is the principle of the thing. If the
government can regulate what we eat and drink, could bigger
things be a step away? Could they say “Hey? Since we control
what are citizens eat, we should control their wages, kids, and
Internet?” We have the freedoms set by the US Constitution, and
controlling what we eat could very well be a violation of it.
Even worse, not all of us are fat and overweight. I am 78
pounds, and how am I supposed to gain the weight I need when I
receive apples instead of fries in my so-called “Happy” Meal,
and what will happen if only reduced-fat milk, chips, and
popcorn are stocked? As mentioned before, only %12- %20 of us
are overweight. The rest of us don’t need the calories displayed
on a big screen like a radiation warning. The people overweight
simply need to not buy fast food.  To make our dieting
nightmares have nightmares, the government als