why the french aren't fat

they french eat very deliberately. at meal time, they intentionally enjoy every bite (or at least are aware of every piece that goes in their mouth). they don't tend to eat lunch at their desks, and they don't eat on the go.

in the states, we often don't make time for a meal. we munch mindlessly in front of the tv, while we're doing homework, or while we're on the internet. we don't notice that we keep eating that bowl of popcorn until it's all gone. so it makes sense that we don't notice that we overeat until we're obese.

parisians also walk/run a LOT. they're often late for the metro/bus/rer, and even if they're not, they're just generally rushing. this quick pace+less eating makes them healthier.

or maybe it's all those cigarettes they smoke. so what if they have cancer? at least they're skinny. that's all life is about, anyway. ((barf))