Around the web: obesity, food, and exercise

Bacchus by Peter Paul Reubens, 1638-40, Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Press release: the FDA wants to change how food labels look. They are accepting public comments.

Rich people should not tell the poor how to eat: what ignorant things to say about obesity if you want to anger just about everyone.

Why one cream cake leads to another: a chronic high-fat diet desensitizes the brain and requires more of the same.

Diversity and weight: people with fewer and less diverse bacteria are at greater risk of obesity and associated diseases.

A new drug mimics exercise in mice, without the exercise.

The CDC says: obesity in America may have peaked (that is, there has been no change since 2003).

Just for fun: popsicle recipes