Holy Crap Laz, hopefully this was just a bad anomoly.
As many here have said..avoid the carbs and sugar (and its synthetic substitutes) and exercise (walking, stretching, use the stairs and find a local gym that has the super slow exercise program...20 mins a week)
The book:
And start home cooking with healthy meals...at least cook once a week
Here is the recipe book
Subtitle of the book: "Lessons on Food, Life and Longevity from the Greek Island of Ikaria, where people forget to die"
Mrs Spokeshave is from Ikaria, so I live the story.