French Teens Like Both Food and Girls the Traditional Way

A new survey has revealed that French teenagers prefer traditional home-cooked food and the curves that go with it.

No matter what social background they come from, French teenagers still like traditional dishes such as bouillabaisse, fish stew from Provence, choucroute, the Alsatian sauerkraut, veal saute and strong cheeses.

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According to scientists, who spent three years interviewing 500 adolescents, the teenagers also favoured sit-down family meals, especially when cooked by their grandparents.

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"For a woman, it's normal to have a bit of fat. It's a sign of good health," she quoted a 19-year-old boy as saying.

Veronique Pardo, an anthropologist with the Observatory of Eating Habits, and the co-ordinator of the study, compared the difference between French and British teens.

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"There is a real difference with Britain in that socioeconomic factors are far less significant here," she said.

"The idea of a structured family meal is very present for French adolescents from all backgrounds. Of course, the revenue of the family determines what they eat to an extent, but not in the same way that it does in Britain," she stated.

The study contradicts the belief that France was following the US and Britain on the road to obesity and eating disorders.

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