There may be a whole cottage industry of books with titles like 'Why French women don't get fat' - but in fact just over 50 percent of adults in France are overweight, while 17 percent are obese. READ ALSO The delicious French foods that are also surprisingly healthyOver the summer the French public health ministry Santé publique France updated its health advice in an attempt to persuade French people to take more exercise and eat more healthily. And now the government hopes that by promoting the 'traffic light' labeling system that is being rolled out to all packaged food on sale in France, it can persuade people to get in better shape. The Nutri-Score labels are optional, but to date, more than 180 food manufacturers and distributors have committed to using them, representing more than 5,000 products. The official recommendations from Santé publique France are;

Source: The Local November 05, 2019 13:52 UTC