As the helpless vampire watched the transformation, it started screaming. It was still screaming when his rows of razor sharp teeth sank into its throat.
We show our surprise at this by speaking of something called the __rench paradox,_ for how could a people who eat such demonstrably toxic substances as foie gras and triple crème cheese actually be slimmer and healthier than we are? Yet I wonder if it doesn__ make more sense to speak in terms of an American paradox__hat is, a notably unhealthy people obsessed by the idea of eating healthily.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
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We show our surprise at this by speaking of something called the __rench paradox,_ for how could a people who eat such demonstrably toxic substances as foie gras and triple crème cheese actually be slimmer and healthier than we are? Yet I wonder if it doesn__ make more sense to speak in terms of an American paradox__hat is, a notably unhealthy people obsessed by the idea of eating healthily.
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