What they forget to mention is none of the countries mentioned adulterate their foods with Iron and B Vitamins[0]. They eat real food, not something cooked up i

What they forget to mention is none of the countries mentioned adulterate their foods with Iron and B Vitamins[0]. They eat real food, not something cooked up in a lab. When you take that into account, the "french paradox" isn't all that paradoxical. Unenriched wheat and rice have a suppressing effect on appetite, whereas enriched wheat and rice has the opposite effect. [0]: an excess of B vitamins makes it easier to overeat. More information here: http://freetheanimal.com/2016/05/supplementation-livestock-obesity.html http://freetheanimal.com/2016/05/supplementation-livestock-o...