ABC confirmed today that it will bring Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution back for a second season. This time, the show will be based in Los Angeles.

When people become overweight it’s because they eat more than their bodies need. Duh, right? Well, as we gradually overeat, we slowly lose the ability to tell when we’re “full” and our bodies have had enough. But researchers have discovered that exercise can help reset that button.

Denny’s Fried Cheese Melt weighs in at over 63 grams of fat! Is this even remotely healthy?

Family meals have been shown to improve family communications, decrease drug abuse among children and even improve their grades. Studies also show it saves money and improves the family’s health. In praise of the family meal.

“Healthwashing” is introducing a product as being healthier for you than it actually is. Here’s a perfect example.

Generally speaking, there wasn’t really a weight problem in the U.S. until the 1970s. Americans pretty much ate regular meals, did somewhat physical tasks around the house, and kept ourselves healthy and trim. Now, we’re calling obesity an “epidemic” and dying in droves from what we put in our mouths.

I ran across this image yesterday and shook my head. At first I thought it was real but an internet search turned up no evidence that this drink exists…yet. (Gotta love the packaging though.) That being said, Pepsi has introduced Pepsi RAW in the UK and it is an ever so slightly healthier drink.

The Governor of Massachusetts passed a bill into law this week that requires the removal of fryolators from school cafeteria kitchens and the inclusion of fresh fruits and vegetables whenever food is sold. What’s great is that fried food will be less available and the healthy stuff will be more available; what’s sad is that it requires a law to make this so.