Paula Deen's diabetes revelation pretty much sums it up: Kitchen pros at all levels struggle with obesity and its dangerous aftertaste in the high-pressure, high-calorie world of food. The queen of Southern comfort cooking, now a spokeswoman for a

In a TODAY exclusive, celebrity chef Paula Deen reveals that the recent rumors are true: She has Type 2 diabetes. She tells Al Roker that she supports "eating in moderation." By Vidya Rao Queen of comfort cuisine Paula Deen confirmed to Al Roker

Paula Deen has built her empire on deep-fried, buttery, sugar-laden foods that look like fun, but rob us of health. But who is really to blame for her penchant for deep-fat fried anything? Is Paula a victim just like the rest of

In a spate of recent media appearances, Paula Deen, the unapologetic queen of culinary excess and indulgence would have us believe that she didn't eat herself into type 2 diabetes — that it was just Russian Roulette. Genes do matter, but just a little

Poor Paula. Last week, the Queen of Southern Cuisine announced that she had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.