Two New York Times stories put the spotlight on so-called "functional foods" this weekend. One (Dessert, Laid-Back and Legal) reported on processed snacks containing melatonin; another (Foods with Benefits, or So They Say) attempted to shed light on the murky world of health claims on food labels. Does its oatmeal really help reduce cholesterol, as the Quaker Oats Company claims? Maybe - but you'd have to endanger your health by eating gluttonous amounts before any of the claimed benefits kicked in.