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Obama’s Uncle Won’t Get Special Treatment; World’s Heaviest Mother Wants a Reality Show

• President Obama insists that his uncle, who was arrested in front of Framingham’s Chicken Bone saloon last week and who now faces deportation, won’t be given preferential treatment. [Globe]

• “World’s Heaviest Mother” Donna Simpson has turned tables and wants to start losing weight, on a reality TV show, naturally. [NYDN]

• Should she change her mind about that, a new sandwich at Denny’s should be the first thing she eats: The Mac ‘n Cheese Big Daddy Patty Melt is a beef patty topped with macaroni and cheese and more melted cheddar cheese, on potato bread. [NYDN]

• Research shows that a lighter midday meal can shave off pounds, even when subjects eat normally the rest of the day. Salad lunch! [Independent UK]

• Though increasingly vilified, salt is also called out more and more as an ingredient on menus. Raise the roof for Himalayan sea salt. [NRN]

Obama’s Uncle Won’t Get Special Treatment; World’s Heaviest Mother Wants a