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‘French Women Don’t Get Fat’: Like Champagne for Chocolate
Date of Review: 
Feb.06.2005
Reviewer: 
Julia Reed
Source: 
The New York Times

Somehow … these sensible stratagems are more palatable coming from Guiliano, who was once fat herself, and who now happily lives in America, where she first fell victim to our bad habits. She knows we eat too fast in front of the TV or with newspaper in hand.