• Governor Deval Patrick wants to increase revenue by taxing soda and candy. He insists people won’t mind paying a bit more for their sugar fix. [Herald]
• Legal Sea Foods’ scion Matthew Berkowitz, arrested earlier this week for opium-trafficking, has been released on $7,500 bail and ordered to surrender his passport. [Herald]
• Yeah, yeah, lots of people are allergic to gluten, but vegetarians who aren’t should embrace wheat gluten in lieu of tofu as a protein source. [Slate]
• What do we as earthlings have in common besides a sense of humor and a love for children? We all find nutrition labels difficult to read. [NYDN]
• Those sweet wittle white polar bears that are iconic of the Coke brand are back, including in a planned Super Bowl ad. Cheers to that. [USAT]
• Quizno’s teetered on the brink of bankruptcy but managed to avoid it with “restructuring.” [NRN]