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Americans have been gradually getting fatter every year since World War II, and more and more of us have moved to the suburbs during that time, as well. Researchers now think it may be the suburbs that make us fat.

Researcher Arlin Wasserman noticed that when he moved from his native Philadelphia, where he biked everywhere, he gained weight every time. “The move to Ann Arbor, where I logged 15,000 miles a year driving, gained me 15 pounds, even though I was still biking to work,” he says. “But the move to Traverse City gained me another 20.”
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Nearly 40% of weight-loss advertisements make at least one statement that is totally false, and about 55% of them include at least one statement that can’t be backed up by research, according to an FTC report, which says that consumer testimonials and before-and-after photos “rarely portrayed realistic weight loss.” The FTC evaluated 300 advertisements from broadcast and cable television, infomercials, radio, magazines, newspapers, supermarket tabloids, direct mail, commercial e-mail and Internet Web sites.
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed in New York Cityclaiming that fast-food chains knowingly serve meals thatcause obesity and associated illnesses.

Caesar Barber, who weighs 250 pounds, says four food chains– McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and KFC — havejeopardized his health with their greasy, salty food. As aresult of all the fast food he’s eaten, Barber has had twoheart attacks and is diabetic. He filed the lawsuit in theNew York State Supreme Court in the Bronx on behalf ofmillions of obese Americans who buy fast food.
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