Why the French are slim - American myths debunked

[@CROM-on1bz]

I will be 60 years old in a few months, I eat traditionally: A starter, a main course (meat and vegetables), cheese and a fruit to finish (a good meal would not be a good meal without a glass or two of good wine)😉 , I walk my dog ​​twice a day for about 1 hour walk whether it's rainy or windy and I always fit into my wedding suit (39 years ago).

[@truenorth2977]

Sounds perfect! What does a normal day look like for you - such as breakfast or lunch - if you partake.

[@HalseyHFW]

A more traditional meal would be berries, meat, water?

[@CROM-on1bz]

@@HalseyHFW Berries?? Do you know that in France we left the hunter/gatherer stage a few thousand years ago and that in our latitudes the mamouth is becoming rare...

[@TheAtl0001]

I lived (and worked) in Paris for 3 years. You also have fat people in France and cholesterol (a lot of French do have it, wine, cheese, etc.) is invisible. Yet in general the French are a lot slimmer than the Americans and the explanation is not so complicated, it is very simple. Though it does have an impact it is not so much diet, what the French eat (McDo, Pizza, .. are very popular in France) it is all about 2 things (1) SMALLER PORTIONS (ie less calories) (2) though the French do not exercise more, they do WALK, MOVE more. (burn more calories).

[@Off_the_clock_astrophysicist]

Yes, and yes. And indeed, I 've seen packed McDonalds in Paris (but not on every street corner). And do you know of any co-worker who ate out daily while you were in Paris? I recently learned that only 20% of US adults made meals regularly at home. While I am not surprised, I am still shocked. For me, making meals at home is the default, while going out to eat (anywhere) is the occasional treat.

[@nicolegizzi8786]

Bonjour Madame. Votre video est très interessante. Je suis française et j'habite en Belgique depuis très longtemps. Je suis toujours restée mince et j'ai toujours "fait attention". Vous avez énuméré les raisons de la minceur française. Mon témoignage en Belgique va dans le même sens. C'est un pays tranquille de 9 millions d'habitants environ qui parlent trois langues et qui ont un niveau de vie très confortable depuis avant la 2e guerre mondiale. L'environnement culturel et les habitudes alimentaires des Belges sont et ont été très influencés par les USA. En résultante il y a énormément de personnes dites "overweight" qui sont devenues la norme, hélas... Un grand merci et cordialement à vous.. Nicole 😃😃🌷🌷🌺🌺💖💖

[@GillesRouvroy]

11,6 million.

[@nicolegizzi8786]

Merci !@@GillesRouvroy

[@sigliet2111]

Ayant vécu dans plusieurs régions de France (Nord, Paca, Charente et un peu partout en Rhône-Alpes) j'ai vu des disparités d'un endroit à l'autre. Beaucoup de surpoids dans le nord, un peu en Paca et Charente, et quasiment pas en Savoie et Haute-Savoie où tout le monde fait bcp de sport (sauf moi, lol). Ce que je constate quant au mode alimentaire des femmes qui restent minces : deux ou trois repas équilibrés et cuisinés à la maison, plats variés avec bcp de légumes, peu de viande, du poisson, portions normales, pas de grignotage ni de junk food et de l'activité physique (pas forcément du sport mais de la marche, monter les escaliers, faire les courses à pieds, éviter l'utilisation de la voiture aussi souvent que possible, etc). Merci pour votre vidéo :)

[@Off_the_clock_astrophysicist]

@@sigliet2111 J'ai grandi en Haute-Savoie. Peut-être ai-je fait plus de sport que je ne pensais. On se promenait en bicyclette (où il fallait souvent monter!), il y avait l'attraction des lacs et des montagnes. Grimper le Mont Salève à l'âge de huit ans avec son école, cela forme le charactère!

[@blktauna]

The EU doesn't allow all the crap in their food that the US does.

[@yangtse55]

Calories?

[@blktauna]

@@yangtse55 ha ha... no. Additives, hormones, antibiotics etc

[@christinabayma119]

I think eating out might be a myth about Americans. Yes we eat out and maybe more than we should but really most people eat at home, especially those in rural areas. Eating out is expensive, except fast food. I think certain areas are more prone to eating out as people tend to prefer the quickness and ease of fast food drive through versus shopping and cooking. Yes those communities will see more obesity in general, IMHO. I think you nailed it when you discussed cooking at home with natural foods not heavily processed and utilizing public transportation which allows for more movement throughout the day rather than relying heavily on our cars.

[@MmmGallicus]

Très juste. Bravo et merci.

[@dutchyjhome]

Yes you are absolutely right; from an European point of view. Do not forget that the large food companies only see customers of the junk they sell and often those large food companies also have a pharmaceutical division, so they don't really care when the consumer gets sick, since the medicines this customer needs is also being provided by this large food company. So is there going to change anything as you requested? No absolutely not! The interest of these large food companies is so grand that they will make sure nothing on bad food is going to change since they need you to purchase very expensive medicines for the illnesses due to long exposure to bad food. Those companies even usually have a funural home and term life insurances, so they gain money from you alive or dead. Such a F@cked up money driven society is typical American capitalism.

[@Off_the_clock_astrophysicist]

@@dutchyjhome I know, it's a big one. And public transportation as well. So far out of US culture. But worth putting out into the wind.

[@dutchyjhome]

@@Off_the_clock_astrophysicist In a way I sincerely feel sorry for those people in the USA, being played like this by grand industrial powers... But then again, these people voted to have it this way and they do not seem to put up a lot of resistance against this industrial game with lives, so yeah who am I to feel sorry for them then?

[@Non-BinaryembodimentofMrcleans]

loved the vid! really eye opening

[@heyrakorzlar]

Haven't watched the full video, but maybe they just don't sit around as much and don't eat as much junk food? That would be my assumption personally. Kinda unrelated, but when Covid started remember germans stocking up on toilet paper while frenchies stocked up on wine and condoms... Idk, just seems like basic living & eatig habits being a bit different for each culture might have something to do with it 😂

[@salammbo6809]

Were you in France during lockdowns ? We were CLEARLY stocking up toilet paper, pasta, and flour. 🫠😂 (we all had our wine stock already !!! 😂)

[@X3nophiliac]

i wonder if a factor is how many french people smoke. cigarettes really cut down on cravings

[@Off_the_clock_astrophysicist]

@@X3nophiliac See myth number 1.