<p>FILE - In this May 2, 2012 file photo, Washougal Mayor Sean Guard, left, coaxes Camas Mayor Scott Higgins to step on the scales during their weigh-in in Washougal, Wash. The mayors of the two neighboring towns are in a "Biggest Loser" style contest to see which of the two communities can lose the most weight. New government projections suggest roughly 42 percent of Americans will be obese by 2030. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p>

May 8, 2012