Should The Government Encourages Healthy Eating?

Is it wrong for the government to take away one’s freedom to eat to their liking? Some argue that it is since it can save time, money and lives from the country's citizens. Others disagree because they say it takes from the rights of the citizens in terms of freedom. Though in all honesty, the government should intervene in the average citizens diets; the amount of benefits that come with it greatly outweigh the idea of freedom towards being able to choose what one wants to eat.
When thinking of a population, what percentage of it is informed about the types of situations the government is worried about to the point where the average citizen could make just decisions? Obesity is a disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk
Obviously, knowledge about these consequences aren’t known by the whole population. The other still-contributing consequences such as its effects with cancer and joint pain are also barely known amongst the people surveyed (around 7 to 15 percent). Should the government be informing the public about these risks? There is already more than a third (34.9%) of adults that were identified as obese from a study back from 2011 to 2012. The government already encourages healthy eating, why wouldn't the government do this? Wouldn’t an ever growing percentage of unhealthy citizens hurt the nation? Yes, and other countries have realized this, for example, Denmark has banned trans fats (an unsaturated fatty acid) and has proposed that it resulted in a decrease of 50% in deaths from ischemic heart disease. Imagine the lives saved by simply banning a simple yet deadly part of our diets. Something to consider would also be that the government already regulates tobacco and alcohol, so why not take it one step further in our safety and regulate parts of our diets too? This action would save our country a good amount of money since we (taxpayers) essentially pay twice when it comes to eating
If the government can take something like that away, what else will they take away? Well, in this day and age where technology and information is everywhere, sadly not all citizens are educated enough on health to formulate a healthy diet. Instead of expecting the public to simply accept a ban in a type of food eaten for generations, the government should have a more “realpolitik-like” view on the situation. The government can enforce the education of healthy eating on its citizens and then proceed to give more detailed nutritional facts on all varieties of foods sold. This wouldn’t nearly be as effective as banning something big like trans fats, but it's a step in the right direction in terms of lowering the number of obese citizens in the United States and possibly saving a big chunk of money in terms of paying taxes on food stamps and medical