french paradox

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The term describes the hypothesis that French people would live longer than, for example, Germans or Americans despite alcohol and fat consumption. This phenomenon was already observed in 1819 by the Irish physician Samuel Black (1763-1832). An epidemiological study published in 1981 by French researchers Jacques L. Richard, François Cambien and Pierre Ducimetière concluded that fewer fatal heart attacks were observed in French people who smoked more frequently and consumed higher amounts of saturated fats. The term "French paradox" was coined in 1992 by epidemiologist Professor Serge Renaud (1927-2012), a researcher at the University of Bordeaux. This refers to his observation that the rate of coronary heart disease in France was low even though the French tended to eat a lot of saturated fat in the form of meat, pies and cheese. It is considered certain that a high intake of saturated fat is associated with a high mortality due to coronary heart disease (CHD).

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