Graham wrote:

> Yeah, well, the French eat to live, USians live to eat, and the obesity
> rates confirm that!


https://www.euro.who.int/__data/asse...ry-Profile.pdf

FRANCE:

Overweight and obesity in three age groups
Adults (20 years and over)

"Intercountry comparable overweight and obesity estimates from 2008 show
that 50.7% of the adult population (> 20 years old) in France were overweight
and 18.2% were obese. The prevalence of overweight was higher among men
(56.4%) than women (45.4%). The proportion of men and women that were
obese was 19.1% and 17.4%, respectively. Adulthood obesity prevalence
forecasts (2010€“2030) predict that in 2020, 19% of men and 22% of women will
be obese. By 2030, the model predicts that 25% of men and 29% of women will be obese..."


https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...like-fast-food

Number of locations France: 1,485 (2020); France is McD's biggest European market

Why McDonald's In France Doesn't Feel Like Fast Food
January 24, 2012

"McDonalds is the world's largest food chain. It operates in 123 countries around the world, and just this week the company said it plans to open another 1,300 restaurants in 2012.

Naturally, the U.S. is its no. 1 market, but guess who is no. 2? [GM: as of 2021 China is now #2] You got it: France. A paper out this month by three graduates of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business says McDonald's is such a success in the land of Michelin three-star restaurants because it has adapted to French eating habits and tastes. There are now 1,200 franchises in France; the company opened 30 restaurants per year in the past five years alone..."

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