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> On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 05:41:24 -0500, "MaryL"
> > wrote:
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>>From what I have read online and in magazines and books there is no such
>>thing as a fat French person.
>>
>>~~~~~~~
>>That's ridiculous. There certainly are fat people in France (or just
>>about
>>any place), but it is true that the *proportions* are different. Even in
>>the US, the percentage of obese people is far different today than when I
>>was young. Ironically, there were almost no fat children in school when I
>>was a youngster--I can really only think of one person in my class who was
>>truly obese when I was young. By contrast, years later we had a great
>>many
>>obese students in my class when I was teaching.
>>
>>MaryL
>
> You're so right - looking back through some pics of my kids (they're
> in their 50s now) when they were the 8-12 year old era, all the kids
> look so skinny by todays standards. In part it was better eating and
> in part it was more exercise. I don't just mean soccer, swimming,
> etc. I mean running the neighbourhood with their friends, riding their
> bikes everywhere, active from dawn to dusk.
Very true.
Cheri
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