I thought similarly too. It was clear that he was addicted to food, why we don't provide same (maybe even forceful) treatment for such people as we do for drug

I thought similarly too. It was clear that he was addicted to food, why we don't provide same (maybe even forceful) treatment for such people as we do for drug addicts or alcoholics? Government paying >100k$/year to support person's addiction is beyond my comprehension.