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How have French people eaten all that fat over the years and still stayed trim and healthy? Nutritionists call it “the French paradox”. However, a new trend indicates its disappearance. Obesity is on the rise in the land of the slim, and children are leading the way. Recent studies reveal that the number of overweight children has more than doubled in the last decade. Legions of fat children will become legions of fat adults, experts say. “It all gets played out before the age of 14” said a doctor at the National Institute of Medical Research.