If you’re not familiar with the “French Paradox” it is essentially a “paradox” where experts are dumbfounded that French people seem to skirt death relating to heart disease given the amount of saturated fats they consume (Among other things like smoking and consistent drinking (not binge drinking))

I like Saifedean’s take on experts who come across something that flies in the face of their claims, they just write it off as a “paradox”.

I’m sure there are a few things going on here, but above all else I’m sure there’s probably just something to be said about how protective against heart disease the consumption of saturated fats are.

Many other countries (France, Germany, Japan, Korea, etc.,) are much heavier smokers than The U.S., but they seem to have far less incidences of heart disease as well.