Casual observers will agree that obesity is epidemic in America. It is a frightening problem and alarmingly, seems to be prevalent with our youth. Visit an ice cream parlor and note obese parents followed by extremely fat toddlers. Why? I suggest the French may have an answer to what ails America. The French don’t snack. They will tear off the end of a fresh baguette and eat it as they leave the boulangerie. That’s about all you see consumed on the street. In the USA, you see pizza, hot dogs, nachos, tacos, heroes, potato chips, sandwiches, half-gallon buckets of soft drinks (diet, of course), and heaven knows what else being consumed on the hoof. The key, I think, is that French portions are fairly modest. Plus the French consume red wine, more than ten times more wine than Americans. Voila! Paradox explained.