[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’m on a diet– a miserable diet – just as millions of Americans are during January every year. And to be successful, I want the federal government to intervene.

We’re fighting an obesity battle in America, after all.

Our capitalistic system has accomplished economic miracles across every area of our lives. However, regrettably, capitalistic efficiency has also produced an abundance of low-fiber, high-calorie, refined-sugar foods – which our bodies c...