Cardiovascular disease has long been an epidemic in our country but not in some european countries, even though they have a diet high in fat, alcohol, and many of them smoke (the french being the best example). what explanation can you provide for that

An example would be: The reason cardiovascular disease is so common in America and not France is the portion size. In America we supersize everything from butter to burgers but in France the portions are very small and are always accompanied by wine which has been proven to help with cardiovascular disease.