One week before Christmas Eve, the French are preparing to eat accordingly, from foie gras to salmon, including toast and the famous log. Many opt to reduce their daily intake in anticipation of these gargantuan meals. A bad idea, however, for a nutritionist doctor interviewed by Europe 1.
Wrapped up in their coats, Béatrice and her husband are waiting in line in front of a restaurant, and they are discussing the Christmas menu. “Foie gras, snail puff pastry, capon, log,” they list. And to compensate for these future excesses before the holidays, they came up with a little ruse. “We planned to eat less to accumulate all the meals for the 24th and 25th,” explains Béatrice.
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Like them, Charbel and Anne, two students, are betting everything on diet. “These last two weeks, I haven’t eaten chocolate, I avoid anything soda, etc.,” relates the first, the second considering fasting “one or two days before” Christmas Eve.
1.5 kg gained on average during the holidays
Other French people restrict themselves before swallowing tons of food, sometimes several times. From a medical point of view, there are no specific recommendations. However, nutritionist doctor Arnaud Cocaul strongly advises against going on a diet. “If you make food bans, the risk is that you will break down,” notes the doctor at the microphone of Europe 1. “There are people who restrict themselves by saying ‘well, I risk slipping’, then obviously , as soon as there is any misdemeanor, they gain weight at full speed,” he emphasizes.
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The French gain on average 1.5 kg during the holidays. An overload which generally disappears within a few weeks by resuming a balanced diet.
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