Most government officials see obesity as a public health problem and provide a quick solution. However, obesity is a personal problem that can be improved through education and the incorporation of personal responsibility. Radley Balko, political analyst and columnist for Fox News, wrote the article "Are You Responsible for Your Weight?" This article makes the case for a change in government involvement in fighting obesity. “Instead of intervening in the range of food options available to Americans, our government should work to promote a personal sense of responsibility for our health and well-being (Balko 113). In other words, the government must focus on the individual's personal responsibility for their weight, rather than on creating proposals. The proposals imposed by the government limit our choice to choose what we eat when instead they could address the issue by educating on an aspect of personal responsibility. Additionally, many people blame fast food companies for rising obesity rates, but this is more of a collective issue. Pierce Hollingsworth, vice president of Custom Media at Stagnito Media, a publishing company focused on the food and packaging industry, wrote the article "The Food Industry Is Not Responsible for Obesity." Hollingsworth said, “Making the food industry a villain oversimplifies a very complicated problem and deflects blame from parents and schools, who should be teaching children the values ​​of physical activity and personal responsibility” (Hollingsworth 28). This means that both parents and schools are needed to promote this personal responsibility in students. Just as parents and schools are implementing this idea, the government should support this sense of responsibility in the fight against obesity. Personal responsibility