I suppose I am, but I know how much insulin it takes to metabolize sugar and calorie for calorie it is the most fattening thing you can eat because it raises blood sugar so fast that the only thing that can happen is for it to be stored as fat. And everything else you eat with it goes along to the fat depot. The big jolt of insulin also increases insulin resistance. There is no upside to sugar. The more insulin you need, the more resistant to it you become. It is a lot worse than grains for laying down fat.

I made the comment about thinness because it takes work and self-denial to maintain. It isn't like thin older women have some kind of magic metabolism, but more often the case is they deny themselves deserts, restrict calories, work out. I saw Diane Von Furstenberg on Bravo last night. She looks fabulous and is probably in her 70s. She has a slight apple shape too and I would bet she works very hard at being thin.