The real reason the French don’t get fat

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143. Something I often wonder about

with regard to obesity...all other things being pretty much equal, I mean.

Or, even if some things aren't quite equal...

Is it possible that the French just have a different way of eating than we Americans do?

By that, I mean, do they "dine" instead of mindlessly shoving food down their throats?


It's been said that people who eat like they've been starved for a few months tend to overeat, going past the point of fullness, whereas people who eat slowly tend to stop sooner.


I watch people all the time, and it seems to me that too many Americans just don't take the time to enjoy what they're eating.

It doesn't make sense to me that people will take time to cook up a nice meal, then not really enjoy the textures and tastes because they're bolting it down like pigs at a trough. Sorry for the awful comparison, but that's the vision I always get when I see someone finish off a huge plate of food, then go back for seconds before someone else has even gotten halfway through their dinner.

Anyway, that's what I wonder. Is part of the problem because we Americans eat like starving beasts...