So Paula Deen has type II diabetes. Big deal. So do 26 million other Americans last time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention checked. And I've read what media outlets are writing—but it's not about the butter. It's one thing for the Huffington Post to publish blanket statements about diabetes being a "major consequence of heavy eating." But the Detroit Free Press? Shame on the editor for allowing a reference that insinuates Deen's diabetes is a result of "high-fat, deep-fried food." Fat is not bad for us. Being fat is bad for us. Yes, a person can reach obesity status by consuming too much fat, and this can lead to diabetes. But the epidemic is so much more complex than just "too much fried chicken, y'all." Read more >