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more about #vivelafrance westie1984: diuretics, so-called "fat burners," or appetite suppressants No wonder the French prefer wine to beer. Also, appetite supressants=cigarettes. more » HallAntenor: Actually it's 8 glasses of water daily the body needs - not 8 ounces. Eight ounces would only be 240 mls - dehydration time. more » nyc-caribbean-ragazza: My new French doctor told me I was fine by American standards but over weight by European ones. uhmm okay, thanks? Then she said not to diet becaus... more » Blueberry26: I have always wanted to take a tour of Europe devoted entirely to eating the food and drinking the alcohol. Well, ever since I read a book about a cou... more » Bunsy: Interesting piece. When I was in Paris I thought both the men and women were thinner/smaller than most Americans. I notice that my french (female) fr... more » dridirtitini: This no jogging deal must be unique to Paris (paris =/= france) I live in a medium sized town in the south of the country and people are ALWAYS JOGGIN... more » awkwardsilence0711: Huge corporations with dubious human rights reputations like Nestle AND Coca Cola are both fighting their corner of the market with this miracle diet ... more » ChildBride: I would say that the biggest difference is that in the US, if a woman comments that she wants to lose weight, in the US it's "You look fine! You don't... more » Catikins: First of all, thank you for this concise and fair-minded post. Being half-Frenchy myself, I was bracing myself for a "France sux!" diatribe -- not tha... more » nohaircuts: My Into to French class made it seem like everyone there takes Wednesdays off to play tennis, stroll around the public square, and ride bikes. Seems l... more » jigglyball: You forgot to mention the weight loss benefits of French gum! Those of us who are unaccustomed to European fake sweeteners can score the slimming effe... more » RodericaSnake: I lived in France for a year and unintentionally lost about 10 lbs wihout changing my diet all that much. The difference? I walked EVERYWHERE and so d... more » eri401: This all sounds like Tokyo. More and more, I sense that Americans are uniquely into exercising at the gym due to suburban sprawl. more » sarrible: Nicolas just lost that weight so that Carla can put him in her pocket and carry him around more easily. His wee little legs get tired so quickly, you ... more » BeckyIva: I was recently in France, and happened to sit across the street from an elementary school in a small village at pick-up time. And I observed the crazi... more » lafleur: All the women I came across when I lived in Paris either frequently skipped meals or occasionally tried a liquid crash/detox diet that lasts a week. O... more » andBegorrah: Ceci n'est pas une pipe dream. more » keldo: I think Americans are a bit in awe of the French when it comes to being effortlessly thin and beautiful. Paris, much like NYC, is packed with gorgeou... more » bowleserised: I love French glossies, but boy do they have a lot of cometic surgery/filler injection etc editorials. I know US and UK ones do too, it just strikes m... more » embarcadero13: But if more french women are underweight, then its true that they don't get fat? All I know, is that article just made me feel really bad about myse... more » -
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French Women Do Get Fat: Food, Fitness & Fad Diets
I've always been interested in the juggernaut that is the diet industry, but I never thought I'd find so much of it in France.
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French Government Withdraws Public Support Of Polanski
Athough French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner asked Hillary Clinton to help free Polanski earlier this week, a spokesperson for the government now says the director and French citizen "is neither above nor beneath the law." [BBC]
