UPDATED 6:04 AM EST, January 4, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans blame too much screen time and cheap fast food for fueling the nation's obesity epidemic, but a poll finds they're split on how the government should help.
A third of people say the government should be deeply involved in finding ways to curb obesity. A similar proportion wants the government to play little or no role, and the rest are in the middle.




