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What is the relationship between culture and health? The following study compares Italians, Japanese, and French with the British and Americans. First, we examine fat in the diet. The Japanese eat very little fat. The British and the Americans eat more fat than the Japanese. And the Japanese suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.

Second, we consider red wine in the diet. Though the French eat much fat, they drink a fair amount of red wine. And they suffer fe...