Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Why is the French diet healthy?

McGill University Professor of Chemistry Dr. Joe Schwarcz wonders why French citizens have low rates of heart disease compared to North Americans given their love for rich cheeses, pastries and wine.

[Mike]

Could be the wine and long family meals takes off the edge of stress, so less cortisol is released.

[trorisk]

expend as many calories as you ingest.
2 solutions. Increase the caloric expenditure or reduce the amount we ingest.

[richardowensnr]

Thanks, Dr Joe we need your cool subjective approach, there is still too much conjecture about correlation and causes even by experts and the markets always ready to jump on board to sell more products...