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Quoting from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10403173/site/newsweek/:

The major causes of the obesity problem in the United States are no mystery. It’s simply a consequence of people eating more calories than they burn and gaining weight. The leading source of calories in the U.S. is sugared beverages, which accounts for about seven percent of all calories consumed. This is a big part of our problem since it is so easy to consume calo_ries in liquid form. The No. 2 source is cake and sweet rolls, fol_lowed by hamburgers and cheeseburgers, then pizza, and No. 5 is potato chips and corn chips. Those food items account for about one-fifth of all the calo_ries consumed in our country. The other side of the equation is at least equally important. In popula_tion surveys, it turns out that the No. 1 activity in our country for burning calories is not jogging or walking but driving a car! The next form of activity for total caloric ex_penditure is office work. No. 3 is watching TV or movies, then taking care of children. No. 5 is an activi_ty performed while sitting quietly, and number six is eating!