The Center for Consumer Freedom [3], an industry-funded front group [4], launched a $600,000 ad campaign decrying the "hype" around obesity. CCF's Mike Burita, who admitted that restaurant chains "are predominant sources of funding for us," said the group hopes the ads will put "pressure on the leadership of the CDC." A recent Centers for Disease Control study [5] estimated 25,814 annual obesity-related deaths in the United States, down from earlier estimates of 365,000. "The science around computing mortality associated with obesity is still evolving," said a CDC spokesperson, adding that the two estimates "really can't" be compared. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported [6] that food industry lobbyists are "putting a full-court press on state legislatures and Congress to stop lawsuits that claim plaintiffs' weight problems are linked to the food they ate at a particular restaurant." These so-called "cheeseburger bills" have been enacted in 16 states, with 26 more considering similar measures.