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May 02, 2005
Serveur, moins d'obésité, SVP!
When my friend was in town last week, we went to a little French restaurant in SoHo, and I was quite suprised by the portion size. We skipped appetizers and found ourselves full after the main course! We could barely get the Provencal custard dessert down the hatch. It was a bit disappointing; usually one can go to a French restaurant expect portion sizes small enough that one actually wants (needs?) to order dessert. And who makes better dessert than the French?
Against this backdrop comes news that obesity among the middle and upper classes is soaring, from the WSJ:
WASHINGTON -- Obesity has long been a problem mostly of the poor, but new research shows that the more affluent are catching up fast.In the early 1970s, 22.5% of people with incomes below $25,000 were obese. By 2002, 32.5% of the poor were. By comparison, just 9.7% of people with incomes above $60,000 were obese in the 1970s -- a figure that jumped to 26.8% in 2002.
Money for quality food aside, higher-income people are thought to be better educated and have better access to health care, so why such a jump among them? Dr. Robinson speculates that longer commutes, growing popularity of restaurants and possibly longer work hours since the 1970s are playing a role.
French restaurants have played a role--if one can't go to a French restaurant, have a four course meal, and leave with a bit of hunger still, then obesity is going to hit the middle and upper classes pretty fast.
Posted by adrianjo at May 2, 2005 05:46 PM
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