French Women Don't Get Fat

"French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure" (ISBN 0-09-948132-4) is a book by Mireille Guiliano, which claims to explain why French women eating in the traditional way are less inclined to be obese than Americans. Guiliano rejects the notion of American yo-yo dieting, and instead lays out the classic principles of French gastronomy plus time-honored secrets of French women, all told through anecdotes and personal stories of success.

Her advice includes smaller portion size, savoring food to increase the feeling of satisfaction, choosing a small amount of high quality food rather than larger amounts of low quality food, and taking plenty of liquid such as water, herbal tea, and soup.

Guiliano says French women don't get fat, but they do eat bread and pastry, drink wine, and regularly enjoy three-course meals. Above all, the book outlines pleasure as a motivating factor in losing and maintaining weight.

The book has been translated into 37 languages, with 42 foreign editions, sold over one million copies, and was a "New York Times" #1 bestseller. [ [http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/minisites/frenchwomen/ Mireille Guiliano] ] Fact|date=February 2007

In 2006 Guiliano followed up the enormous success of her first book with a second, French Women For All Seasons.

Author

The author, Mireille Guiliano, was the president and CEO of Veuve Clicquot until she retired on January 1, 2007.

ee also

*French Paradox
*Mediterranean diet
*Mireille Guiliano

References

External links

* [http://www.mireilleguiliano.com/frenchwomen.htm French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret to Eating For Pleasure, by Mireille Guiliano] – author's site
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1429481,00.html Warning: food can make you fat] ("Guardian" book review by Lucy Mangan)
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/healthmindandbody/story/0,,1646835,00.html So which is the right diet for you?] ("Guardian" book review by Amelia Hill)
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4DC173BF935A35751C0A9639C8B63 Like Champagne for Chocolate] ("New York Times" review by Julia Reed)