Talk:French paradox
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[edit] French diet rich in saturated fats?
I'm pretty dubious about the truth behind the French diet being rich in saturated fats (comparatively to other Western countries). I suspect that this belief arises from the mistaken idea that typical French meals are like haute cuisine or cuisine bourgeoise, whereas they are generally less fatty. David.Monniaux 20:25, 26 May 2004 (UTC)
My understanding is that some regions of France have a diet very very rich in saturated fats -- I want to say the south of France, but I'm not sure. If I can think of it, I'll do some research (one of Jeffrey Steingarten's books has a section about the Paradox in which he mentions the regional angle). --Neschek 17:58, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Normandy (butter, cream) and the southwest (goose fat) come to mind. However, today, most people do not eat "traditional" heavy food that often. David.Monniaux 21:55, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
Certainly the South West, where goose fat is the primary fat, and the north where butter is dont really correspond to the "Meditterranean diet" of olive oil that was often assumed to be the cause of healthiness. But whether there is actually more fat than the British diet of chips is unclear... Justinc 19:28, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Structure?
Perhaps we should remove some of the detailed discussion of resveratrol and procyanidins from this article? It seems that the French Paradox is specifically the health of the French people despite their apparently unhealthy diet. As currently written, the article probably goes deeper into resveratrol and procyanidins than it should. These sections shoud probably be merged into Alcohol and cardiovascular disease, although the procyanidin concentration of French wines in particular seems important to the French Paradox. Thoughts? Baldeep 00:25, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Evidence?
Although per capita French consumption of wine (most of which is red) is decreasing, it still clearly remains among the highest in the world. Qualifying this fact with the word "purportedly" requires significant evidence to the contrary.
In addition, there is consensus in the medical community that saturated fat is a major factor in coronary heart disease. Summarily dismissing the French Paradox by refuting this fact requires much more than an undocumented assertion.David Justin 16:47, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sources?
This article needs more sources. Statements such as "Most researchers now believe that the most important ingredient is the alcohol itself." or "Other researchers believe it is the act of relaxing while drinking that causes longevity." are worthless without a source. Kickin' Da Speaker 17:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
The link to "mireilleguiliano" doesn't work.D021317c 11:03, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Exercise
Why does no-one mention exercise in this page? Surely it is a factor? Cls14 13:03, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
