Too Big for Paris from Caroline Wyatt: Paris, 2006
The growth of obesity across the world shows no sign of abating. Yet in France, a nation known for its love of wine, cheese and steak frites, just 11% of French adults are obese. The French live longer too - so what鈥檚 their secret and can they keep it up in the face of their increasing appetite for fast food and fizzy drinks?
Paris correspondent Caroline Wyatt has been examining France鈥檚 complex relationship with food and fat. In a land celebrated for its cuisine, how do Parisian women get to be - and stay - so slim?
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