> I think this is letting the good be the enemy of the perfect (a rare construction, to be sure). Yes, we've solved a very bad 1st order problem. That frees us up to work on 2nd order problems that we've never had to deal with before. This is a thalidomide-style problem in that the side-effects of the "cure" are a disease in their own right.

I actually agree with you.

> I'd rather have diabetes than be dead, certainly, but wouldn't it better to not risk diabetes just to stay alive?

Again I agree, but I also think there's a huge cultural component to food/eating that is often missed in these discussions.