Can a Brit teach "America's Fattest City" how to cook healthier fare?

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Call it "The Biggest Loser" meets The Food Network. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, the British voice of eating healthy, is the star of a new reality show that will try to get the denizens of Huntington, West Virginia, dubbed "America's Fattest City" to slim down by learning how to eat healthier.

Good luck with that. The rate of obesity in this town is nearly double the national standard, which, given that about 34% percent of Americans are obese, is really saying a mouthful. The fat American is a stereotype held worldwide, and for good reason.

But, fatty jokes aside, the idea behind the show holds a great deal of weight:

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