[miss marmelstein]

Of course, the other reason French women aren’t obese is that they smoke like chimneys.

[ClearCase_guy]

I make that point all the time. The big health fear in the US used to be smoking -- it was killing us!! So they made it expensive and restricted, and there is a lot less smoking. Now the big health fear in the US is obesity -- it's killing us!!

There is a definite connection. All the people I know who still smoke are quite skinny.

[Netz]

The words “Gourmet” and “Boutique” all imply high quality food, creatively designed or artistically presented and served in VERY SMALL quantities sometimes for exhorbitant prices.
The key here folks is QUANTITY.
The Frogs buy less, eat less are apparently satisfied MORE and remain thin.
Compare that to REFILL soft drinks.
America is a big country, with big appetites and the end result of serving hamburgers the size of your head is a phenomenon called “OBESITY”.
At least American women shave their armpits and legs!