French Women Don't Get Fat

French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure (ISBN 0-09-948132-4) is a book by Mireille Guiliano, which claims to explain why French women eating in the traditional way are less inclined to be obese than Americans. It has been translated into 37 languages, with 42 foreign editions, sold over one million copies, and was a New York Times #1 bestseller.

Her advice includes smaller portion size, savoring food to increase the feeling of satisfaction, choosing a small amount of high quality food rather than larger amounts of low quality food, and taking plenty of liquid such as water, herbal tea, and soup.

Author
The author, Mireille Guiliano, was the president and CEO of Veuve Clicquot until she retired on January 1, 2007.