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I believe the government should stay out of controlling advertising. That moves away from the core principle of a free-market economy and starts moving us towards a command economy. Best idea, government keeps a minimal part in the economy (pretty much just regulating monopolies), and let the economy work naturally. McDonalds did not become a massive corporation because the government made it that way, people paid for burgers and they grew to be a massive multi-national corporation that sells millions of burgers a day. If people have a problem with fast food, they should stop eatting it.
Limiting advertising creates another problem too. People could lose jobs due to decreased demand in the fast-food industry, and what about people like me, who can control what they eat and say, once a month decide, "Hell, I guess I'll just pick up one of those nice flame-broiled whoppers on my way home" after hearing a commercial? Not everyone gets fat from eatting fast food.
Last, about wieght loss: it really isn't too difficult. Best way to lose weight is to watch how many calories you are eatting a day, and to seriously work out. Last summer I lost a little wieght and built up a little bit by doing just that; I cut down how many cokes I drank, stopped eatting ice cream, and ran down to the gym from 9 to 10 at night 5 times a week and lifted wieghts. Simply increasing your heart rate to a steady rate for an hour burns a ton of calories.
Anyway, I think I covered it all, from the economy to dieting, hah.
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