'Fat tax' plan aims to trim Mainers' girth: "Maine has the highest rate of overweight people and obesity in New England, with about two-thirds of all adults weighing more than they should. Of children entering kindergarten, third grade and fifth grade last year, 36 percent were overweight or obese. About 25 percent of high school students are overweight or obese. "

I can't say whether I think this will work or not, but I can see why they feel the need to do something. I noticed this year that most of the local women I saw were quite overweight, and I wondered if it was just something I never noticed or if it there had indeed been an increase in overweight people in the state. Looks like I wasn't imagining things.