Widely reported figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year showing that obesity was close to surpassing smoking as the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. were incorrect,

Widely reported figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year showing that obesity was close to surpassing smoking as the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. were incorrect, the agency says. A computer error is blamed for the report showing 400,000 obesity-related deaths between 1990 and 2000—an increase of 100,000. The correct figures show a more modest increase of about 65,000 deaths.