French nutritionists give thumbs up to Big Mac

[tobius]

( oh , those kooky french! )



Friday, March 19, 2004 Posted: 9:50 AM EST (1450 GMT)

PARIS, France (Reuters) -- Want to stay fit and healthy?

Two top French nutritionists are telling people to go for a Big Mac and keep their fingers off the traditional French quiche.

In an unexpected message to a country priding itself on the superiority of its food, a new food guide praises the McDonald's burger for having a higher and healthier protein-to-fat ratio than France's Quiche Lorraine.

"Strangely enough, the products which are the most demonized are not necessarily the worst," Jean-Michel Cohen and Patrick Serog write in their book "Savoir Manger," in which they analyze 5,000 dishes available in shops and restaurants. .....
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/03/19/big.macs.reut/index.html