#10yrsago French people eat until they’re full, Americans eat until the food’s gone
More research in the ongoing struggle to understand why French people
are skinnier than Americans, despite the chocolate, wine, cheese, pastry
and pate: Cornell researchers say it’s down to the different cues that
French people and Americans use to tell them when to stop eating. The
French stop when they’re full, Americans stop when the plate is empty
(or the TV show ends).