French Women Don't Get Fat; They Get Emphysema

In response to Alexis the Intern's Reading About Reading: Big Cat Edition, a reader points out:

It's hilarious that [NY Times writer] Julia Reed, et. al, review this book w/o mentioning one of the biggest reasons French women are thin: they smoke like chimneys. Ah, nicotine, the appetite suppressant of the tres chic.

Let that be a lesson to all you little girls out there!
French Women Don't Get Fat: Like Champagne for Chocolate [NYT]