As long as that hope is slathered in butter.
Novo Nordisk isn't the first company with a diabetes drug. There's been advice available for decades - keep a healthy weight, exercise, eat a balanced diet, etc.
And when we say "balanced" diet, we don't mean that your plate should be evenly balanced with fried chicken and creamy mashed potatoes.
When asked on "Today" if the high-fat, high-caloric recipes she champions can lead to diabetes, Paula hedged.
"That is part of the puzzle," she said, also mentioning genetics, lifestyle, stress and age.
"On my show I share with you all these yummy, fattening recipes, but I tell people, 'in moderation,' " she added. "I've always eaten in moderation."
Now pass the banana pudding.
* In an oddly unrelated story, new Miss America Laura Kaeppeler of Wisconsin will serve as spokewoman for IHOP's National Pancake Day, Feb. 28.
She's being paid in silver dollars.
Swift justice
Cover girl
Taylor Swift tells
Vogue magazine that her next album will be about an "absolute crash-and-burn heartbreak" she experienced.
Taylor says it helps her to "feel better" and gain "clarity" by writing songs about her relationships.
She also says she now has a list of "red flags" for if a relationship won't work: If a guy falls in love with her based on her Wikipedia page, is threatened that she needs security, puts her down or is obsessed with privacy, he's not for her.
Her Wikipedia page? How does that work?
"Hey, Taylor, I was just checking you out on Wikipedia and you seem kinda cool. Wanna go out or somethin'?"
TATTBITS
* In a court appearance yesterday Judge
Stephanie Sautner told
Lindsay Lohan that she was doing well with her community service and mandatory therapy, and that if she kept it up, she could be off probation in March.
