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sweet lowdown; Candy queen Jancee Dunn investigates the link between our insatiable hunger for sugar and the soaring rates of diabetes.

Vogue

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All I ever really want is sugar," wrote Andy Warhol, who was known to stash sweets in a "candy room" in his Upper East Side apartment. "The rest is strictly for appearances." I understand. I live for sugar. I've probably never gone a day without it. To look at me, you wouldn't know: I'm a size 6, and I eat austere, nutritionally balanced meals. They just happen to be supplemented by sea-salt caramels and mocha Frappuccinos. I was, in fact, somewhat of a pioneering candy addict-I ate the sweet stuff long before it was a staple in fashion-show goody bags. Today, so many thin women I know are closet Willy Wonkas who assiduously eat salads for lunch and then tunnel through ...

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