American chef's independent spirit fires Southern cuisine

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Fire in my Belly" is an apt title for the debut cookbook of U.S. chef and restaurateur Kevin Gillespie, who turned down a scholarship to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology because a career in science just didn't feel right. Full story

Nanny State in the Making?

  A new study shows that curbing sales of junk food and sugary drinks at schools may help slow the spread of childhood obesity. Will this study boost efforts by cities across the U.S. to restrict super-sized beverages? Justin Wilson, Center for Consumer ...

Study: Taxpayers helping to fund junk food

  A study from a California-based consumer group  finds the majority of federal farm subsidies are being funneled toward crops used primarily to make junk food. KNBC's Lolita Lopez reports.