‘World News Tonight’ weighs in on the side of the Centers for Disease Control about obesity.by Dan Gainor June 3, 2005 The heavy debate over the recent lower estimates of deaths caused by obesity continued in the media following a press conference by the Centers for Disease Control. ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ undermined CDC critics in its June 2, 2005 story. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas opened by stating the government position as fact: “Being overweight is extremely bad for your health no matter what the new numbers say.” Both sides of the obesity debate have focused heavily on a new study...