Yes, I hate Paula Deen...here's why...

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79. You don't believe that eating the food that Paula Deen cooks and sells leads to Type II diabetes?

In looking at the risk factors for Type II diabetes there are several risk factors that would most likely be elevated if you eat the food that Paula Deen promotes.

On her DAILY cooking show she serves it right up to the masses. She says she eats this way, and I have no reason to doubt it. Do you?

Obesity and being overweight is a risk factor for Type II diabetes. Can I conclusively say that being overweight caused the Type II diabetes? No, but more than 80% of people with Type II diabetes are obese or overweight.

Can I conclusively say that eating the crap she peddles every day caused her Type II diabetes? Again, no. But very few people have the metabolism to consistently eat the food that Paula serves up without gaining weight. The drug companies love Paula, no doubt.

But I can say that known risk factors for getting Type II diabetes include being overweight, eating a high fat diet, and having high blood pressure (which is linked to being overweight). Stating cause is very tricky, but the risk factors for Type II diabetes are known, and Paula Deen is selling them right up if anyone's interested.

I have never known Paula to caution or counsel her audience to exercise restraint in eating the recipes she serves up. If she does, then please let me know because it would add a point to her plus column in my book, and that column needs a few pluses.