Title: Why we're getting fatter -- and what to do about it - CNN
Headings: Why we’re getting fatter – and what to do about it
Why we’re getting fatter – and what to do about it
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Content: While Americans expend fewer calories at work, they spend more time in cars – almost twice as much as in the 1970s. They spend 26 hours per week consuming TV or online entertainment. Americans could theoretically compensate for more sedentary lifestyles by stepping up their recreational exercise – but only about 20% of Americans bother. Some 80% never do – including presumably all those failed dieters. Want to change this? It’s no small project. It would involve the redesign of cities, the relocation of schools, the reinvention of our modes of eating and amusement. First lady Michelle Obama has made healthy eating her special project. Good for her, and let’s hope her efforts lead to success. But if we are to succeed, we should understand: