AL
2008-05-06 13:23:44
One study debunked the Frensh paradox pointing out that French coroners undercounted the number of deaths due to heart disease. The coroners classified deaths that US coroners would have counted as heart disease under other categories. That said, the French eat a lot less than we do, but drink a lot more. Also interesting is that US obesity rates and diabetes rate follow trend lines similar to that of per capita soft drink consumption. Dr Halderman might want to cover that issue to provide a definitive answer to Tristan’s comment.
