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The French Paradox

Maintenance Phase

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Red Wine Is Good for You

The French paradox is that France has the lowest rate of heart attacks, but China and japan both had far lower rates. The race and class factors here are like non zero, right? Like, no one's making an argument that, like, hey, you know what's super good for you? A can o natty light rite like that. That's just not happening. It's as much a measure of, like, what do people want to hear, and what are the narratives we're willing to latch on to exactly as anything else.

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