Obesity trends in this country appear to correlate with the prevalence of eating out. We tend to indulge ourselves more easily when we eat out than when we're around our domestic tables. The atmosphere of a restaurant, even a fast-food restaurant, lends itself to this. After all, Mom doesn't offer you a menu, or take back your entree if it isn't just the way you like it.
I'd be quite surprised if that correlation didn't apply to France as well. But moderation cures this malady, as has already been observed by several others.
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I tend to burn more calories by exerting effort to cook then if I drive through somewhere. To make up for that I walk into McDee's and order instead of driving through :)