I could only support that idea if the taxes went towards publically funded nutrition research; the kind that drug companies won&#x27;t do because prevention is not profitable.<p>It&#x27;s not like the obese don&#x27;t know they&#x27;re obese and unhealthy; the problem is that it&#x27;s really hard to fix, there&#x27;s way too much misinformation out there, and for most people most weight loss approaches don&#x27;t work. There is still a lot of fundamental research to be done to understand obese metabolisms and how to manipulate them so the body doesn&#x27;t fight back against weight loss.