I'm sorry that Paula Deen has discovered that she has Type-2 diabetes.
I'm flummoxed but understanding that she's going to become a spopesperson for a pharma company that makes a Type-2 diabetes treatment. [PS-Novartis says it's notTHEM she has inked a deal with.]
But I'll be disappointed and aggrieved if she does all that and does nothing to adjust her cooking style.
To continue cooking about as unhealthily as it's possible to do, to make a joke, really, of that unhealthiness, and then to monetize the at-least-partially-resulting illness?
Seems to cross a line to me.
This blogger thinks so too. What do you think?
Note: The story is all still a bit hearsay-y, so stay tuned to see what Ms. Deen really come sout and says.
I have to agree with you about not only how Paula Deen promotes unhealthy food, but so many celebrity chefs are on TV promoting food that is too high in fat, or too high in sugar/carbohydrate to be healthy.
These people are professionals and should know better, but they keep raking in the cash promoting unhealthy food.
I think it would be fascinating to find out what the average BMI of TV chefs is, and how that correlates to their cooking related income.
Posted by: Jason | April 26, 2012 at 11:09 PM