French "tailles fines" giving way to XXL

[Psycho4Bud]

PARIS (Reuters) - The French are becoming bigger and fatter and French women in particular are increasingly giving up on their renowned "taille fine," a survey that tracks weight patterns in France shows.

Nearly 42 percent of the French population older than 15 years has a weight problem, an ObEpi-Roche survey showed on Tuesday. Almost a third is overweight and 12.4 percent is obese.

Despite a notion that the French shun overeating and junk food, obesity is still on the rise, according to the study, which has been conducted every three years since 1997.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060919/...sity_france_dc

ALWAYS the talk of overweight Americans.........I found this interesting.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on 09-20-2006. French "tailles fines" giving way to XXL PARIS (Reuters) - The French are becoming bigger and fatter and French women in particular are increasingly giving up on their renowned "taille fine," a survey that tracks weight patterns in France shows. Nearly 42 percent of the French population older than 15 years has a weight problem, an ObEpi-Roche survey showed on Tuesday. Almost a third is overweight and 12.4 percent is obese. Despite a notion that the French shun overeating and junk food, obesity is still on the rise, according Rating: 5

[Inferius]

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