Obesity? Blame it on Urban Sprawl

New research out today suggests that people who live in the suburbs tend to weigh six pounds more on average than their city cousins and walk far less. I have been reading Fast Food Nation recently and this dovetails with the picture it paints of contemporary American society as well. It's a sad, sad state of affairs we have where 2/3 of adult Americans are overweight and 1/3 are obese. Come on, people!