On the surface, obesity does not seem to ba a major problem in France. And the stats back that up---only 15% or so of adults are considered obese.
In the U.S. that figure is almost 37%!
Yet French officials have banned "free refills" of soft drinks as a way of reducing that obesity figure.
The New York Times report on the decision includes a more striking obesity figure for the French population:
Perhaps it's that delicious french cuisine and wines!
In Alabama the obesity rate is....even higher than the U.S. average, and soft drink industry has a slew of lobbyists at work to make sure the State Legislature doesn't pass any bills that would reduce soft drink sales.
[Saturday Data is a regular feature of www.timlennox.com]
In the U.S. that figure is almost 37%!
Yet French officials have banned "free refills" of soft drinks as a way of reducing that obesity figure.
The New York Times report on the decision includes a more striking obesity figure for the French population:
"...57 percent of men and 41 percent of women 30 to 60 years old were overweight or obese, according to a report released in October by Bulletin Épidémiologique Hebdomadaire, the French medical journal."
Perhaps it's that delicious french cuisine and wines!
[Saturday Data is a regular feature of www.timlennox.com]
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