OK, agree with you on sugar, not because of calories but because of changes to hormonal milieu.

As for what a journalist says, yeah, they often get the details wrong when trying to dumb things down for lay audiences. At least she did not present it as a quote from Gary Taubes. Her eyes probably glazed over when he gave her the long version - it's a lot to take in for someone not well versed in Low Carb. Even though the details are not up to our standards, it's still a relatively positive article, I think. Those interested in a more rigorous explanation of why Sugar is toxic will check out one of Taubes' books.