Is it really that big of a deal???

I have always said that I would rather go out to a nice meal than buy a new shirt or anything else like that. My Costco membership is payed in full by the amount of free samples that I eat when I am there. In other words I have no right to say what anyone should or should not do as it pertains to eating habits. Do you think that we make too much of a big deal about obesity? What should the governments role be when we look at dieting? Remember to write a paragraph, not just a sentence.