Avandia, just one of the pharmaceutical drugs linked to horrible side effects in recent years, now may have yet another defensive posture to put up -- against the physician industry.

A group of doctors has asked the Food and Drug Administration to include more warning verbiage on Avandia's label, but it's not your normal "may be dangerous" type of warning. Avandia is marketed as a diabetes drug.

The group would like to include a statement that a vegan diet will produce a more "effective approach" to lowering blood sugar than taking Avandia itself. Wow. That's pretty powerful coming from a physician's group, and I am all for it. Nutrition changes could help so many people with diseases, but "the pill" is just too convenient for the lazy butts of many of us.

If you've taken Avandia, what do you think about this proposal? It's food for thought, big time.