Chef and television personality Paula Deen was blindsided by the public backlash following the announcement that she has type 2 diabetes. But what has...
Personal responsibility and consumer choice are solutions heralded by conservatives and liberals alike--the idea being that ultimately good health comes down to what we choose to buy and eat. But it's not that simple.
The collective reaction to Paula Deen's diabetes announcement tells us much about our attitude toward health and nutrition. Of course nobody is shocked at the news, but many commentators missed an opportunity to make a bigger point.
The fact is, medical crises jeopardize careers every day. Some people make wise decisions, others make foolish ones. And none of these choices are ever easy.
Pretending that food doesn't matter to health is at best denial, at worst a serious delusion. We should not mortgage health to pay for culinary delight, any more than we should give up culinary pleasure to purchase health. We can love food that loves us back.
Paula Deen has a golden opportunity to send a very important message to this country, if she wants to join the fight against diabetes in a truly authentic way.
Of course, there are cases of diabetes that need medication, but Paula, why don't we work together to show people that there are other ways to control it?
Paula is now suffering from the popular perception that money bought her new-found honesty. If money was her motivator, sadly, she missed what would have been a whole grain-fed cash cow.
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Here's the question: are we or are we not personally responsible for what we stick into our mouths? I'm serious. This seems to be an unanswered question in this country.
On Wednesday afternoon, Paula Deen appeared on "The Chew" to discuss her diabetes announcement. After her appearance on the "Today Show" yesterday, b...
Deen's admission is a stark contrast to her everyday message of just pure butter, butter, and more butter -- let alone that for 3 whole years while her disease was known to her, Deen continued to beat this drum.
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