hamburgers and princes

So HRH Prince Charles thinks that a famous worldwide hamburger chain should be banned. Presumably he does not like fast food but there is a big threat to liberty when governments start banning things they do not like on the basis of potential health risks. Unfortunately by suggesting that hamburgers are banned the prince is confusing something which has a potential to cause ill health if abused as opposed to something which is a threat to health. The problem is not eating an oocasional hamburger but excessive consumption and in terms of social problems attention should be focused on the risks posed by alcohol and not thosed cause by a Big Mac. In democratic societies it is better to influence public behaviuor through taxation and education rather than banning something as innocent as food.