Hey France: Who Are You Calling Fat?

I wanted to share the article below because, as a lover of food, I have always been jealous of the French who have a history of great cuisine and have enjoyed it for centuries without gaining weight. While American’s have been dealing with an obesity epidemic, the French have enjoyed the world’s best bread, wines, cheeses and other delights without a problem…until now. Ironically, the weight shift that France is now facing is caused by fast food.

The Week: “Why the French are (finally) getting fat”
http://news.yahoo.com/why-french-finally-getting-fat-073000765.html

Side note: I always thought that American fast food was the reason that the French people did not like Americans. Thank about it – take something as sacred to French culture as the croissant and turn it into the Croissan’wich (from Burger King).