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French flipping over burgers, shows study Posted: 04 Feb 2014 09:04 PM PST February 05, 2014 Nearly one in every two sandwiches sold in France last year was a burger, up from one in nine in 2000. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, February 5, 2014.The hamburger may be a quintessentially American food, but it is fast winning over the French who increasingly choose a beef patty wedged into a bun over a baguette sandwich. Research by the Gira marketing and consulting firm found that nearly one of every two sandwiches sold in the country last year was a burger, up from one in nine in 2000. Although the French are famously proud of the their cuisine, Gira found that burgers are making inroads into traditional restaurants. Gira's director Bernard Boutboul said the firm found "75% of traditional French restaurants offer at least one hamburger on their menu" and that a third of said burgers were beating out steak or fish dishes. While fast food chains such as McDonald's dominate the market, Gira found that restaurants accounted for a quarter of the 970 million burgers sold in the country last year. – AFP, February 5, 2014.

Weekend splurging and weight loss can go hand in hand Posted: 04 Feb 2014 07:25 PM PST February 05, 2014 A new study has found that weight gain and weight loss depend on weekday eating habits. – AFP/Relaxnews pic, February 5, 2014.Feeling guilty for tucking into a pizza pie or pint of ice-cream over the weekend? As long as you resume a sensible eating and exercise plan over the workweek, new research shows successful weight loss can be achieved even after splurging on the weekends. It's a bit of good news when it comes to the battle of the bulge, as the findings absolve dieters from feeling guilty and remorseful following an indulgent weekend. The study also pokes holes in regimes that are overly restrictive. For their research, published out of Cornell University, scientists looked at weight loss and weight gain cycles among 80 adults, ranging in age from 25 to 62 years. Participants were asked to weigh themselves after waking up over a period spanning 15 to 330 days in order to tease out weight fluctuation patterns and corresponding days of the week. Interestingly, researchers observed that individuals who lost weight over the period of the study were more likely to splurge over the weekend, as weight variability fluctuated markedly between the weekend and weekdays. Weight losers reached their maximum weekly weight in 59% of cases on Sunday and Monday, and the week's minimum weight in 60% of cases on Friday or Saturday. In other words, though they may have indulged in a burger and brownie on the weekend, come Monday they resumed a less caloric diet. Individuals who gained weight, meanwhile, showed no discernible minimum and maximum weight fluctuations over the week. Overall, researchers note that successful weight control is more achievable if diets aren't excessively restrictive, but allow for short-term splurges. The caveat? Resuming a healthy diet for the rest of the week. The findings were published in the journal Obesity Facts. – AFP/Relaxnews, February 5, 2014.

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