Paula Deen is showing off a leaner figure on the cover of People.

Six months after the Food Network star revealed she had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, Deen has shed 30 pounds. "I do think differently now [about food]," Deen says. "I'm more aware."

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Soon after Deen announced her diagnosis, she said she was committed making a lifestyle change. She tells the magazine she now loves baked fish and Greek salad.

"It took me a couple of years to get to this point," she adds. "If you make a few small changes, they can add up to big results."

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Prior to Deen's diagnosis, she was vilified by Anthony Bourdain for her unhealthy style of cooking. "She's proud of the fact that her food is f---ing bad for you," he said. "If I were on at seven at night and loved by millions of people at every age, I would think twice before telling an already obese nation that it's OK to eat food that is killing us."

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