About pair out of every three Ameri...

About pair out of every three Americans are overweight or obese, and fat-related illnesses as it was as heart disease have become the second-greatest cause of preventable deaths in the home behind tobacco-related illnesses. Some say the fast-food and snack-food industries are to blame for America's expanding waistline, and as with the tobacco industry, a number of lawsuits seeking class-action status have been filed against restaurants and snack-food makers. The lawsuits claim that the restaurants and pabulum manufacturers should be held liable for the issues of the consumption of their effects which may contain high amounts of fat.