I'm glad Paula Deen lost weight.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. I'm glad she's lost weight. I think everyone that can, and needs to, should...

We would be better served by a healthier society.

With that said, a lot of healthy food, even average food, can be good. The problem with Deen is that she overindulged way too much and you can't do that. Fried chicken? Not bad - if you do it once every few months. Growing up, we had home cooked meals that weren't gruel - but they weren't junk, either. You can always have a healthy balance.

The big issue is wealth. It's far cheaper to buy cheap food than it is to buy good, healthy food. It's why we have an obesity problem in this country.

I'm reminded of a Roseanne episode from years and years ago where Roseanne is shopping and says something like:

"Cheaper than fast food, faster than cheap food - and that's what I call home economics."