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I saw a TV show a couple of years ago about which nation's national diet is the healthiest. I admit I don't remember them giving sources for their claims, but F
by uhtred 10y ago
I saw a TV show a couple of years ago about which nation's national diet is the healthiest. I admit I don't remember them giving sources for their claims, but France was high up the list of healthiest, even though they eat a lot of saturated fat. The point is they eat real food rather than processed food.
I also read recently that the French have one of the lowest rates of heart disease.
- erdewit 10y agoIt is known as the French Paradox. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_paradox
- CuriouslyC 10y agoHaving looked at the data a lot of different ways, I'm fairly certain that the health of the French is a result of low stress levels and strong social connections. Your mental state plays a huge role in your health, to the point that someone who takes slightly better care of their body because they worry about their health will end up less healthy than someone who is carefree and relaxed.
- uhtred 10y agoIf you're correct, I'm screwed.
- anexprogrammer 10y agoI recall a few of the pieces stemming from the recent sugar story and the multi nation study. France couldn't be included as it would give the wrong result. I seem to remember that they had data from 20 or 30 countries most varying markedly from the preferred answer.
- sjg007 10y agoThey drink a lot.
- uhtred 10y agoI doubt they drink as much as the British or Americans.
- gozur88 10y agoYour doubts lead you astray. The French and British have about the same alcohol consumption per capita (who drinks more depends on exactly what year you're looking at and what dataset you're using), but they're both about 30% more than the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_c... It shouldn't be surprising, really. There are a lot of people in the US who don't drink at all for religious reasons, and the consumption of alcohol is more heavily restricted by law.
- sjg007 10y agoAlso likely depends on what they drink... do the French drink mostly wine?