I have been meaning to say something about PAULA DEEN, a
famous and much followed chef on the food channel for some time now.
My business is laboratory tests and one of my best sellers
is a test for Type 2 Diabetes, the A1c test. It is a best seller because in
this country and around the world, Type 2 Diabetes is running rampant. Even
youngsters are getting it and some of my friends found out they had it recently.
This type of diabetes is caused by overloading one’s system
with sugars and carbs until it rebels. The disease can shorten life and it
definitely reduces the quality of one’s life and it can be prevented by
watching one’s diet.
Paula Deen has been cooking and promoting the calorie-rich,
fatty as hell Southern Style of cooking for years; always with a healthy smile
implying it’s good for you.
Now we find out that she has had Type 2 Diabetes for years
which is mainly caused by eating calorie-rich, fatty foods. Why is she
revealing her disease now? Well she is now the spokesperson for Novo Nordisk,
the maker of medications for treating Type 2 Diabetes.
Now Deen does not see any problem in the way she kept her
disease secret while encouraging her viewers to eat her cooking which has been
shown to contribute to the development of Type 2 Diabetes…but I do. I think it
is definitely a breach of some kind of dietary ethics (do no harm to the person
eating your recopies). Or at least your conscience should give you trouble
knowing your helping your viewers get a disease that they don’t want.
Deen has said she has no regrets with her decisions and is
at peace with herself and of course likes the money she is making promoting the
diabetes medication.
She has been criticized by one chef that had the balls to
call her out about her charade and the damage she may have done to her audience
but I doubt any other chefs will come out against her and that is why I think
the whole Food network is going to take a hit and hopefully adjust their
cooking styles to help obese America get back into shape.
As for Deen - never liked her style and her personality and
I hope she does not make a killing from doing something I consider unethical
and unconscionable.
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