Foie gras is good for you !

"People living in Le Gers, la Haute-Garonne and the surrounding areas, where duck fat, foie gras and confit take pride of place on the dinner table , have one of the lowest rates of death due to heart disease and the highest life expectancies in the whole of France". (Renaud, de Lorgeril, 1994, In " Le Régime santé " by Serge Renaud published by Odile Jacob).
This is what American researchers and Dr Serge Renaud - a specialist in the field - have come to term the French paradox.

Foie gras is rich in unsaturated fatty acids. They are a recommended part of our dietary intake since they help reduce the level of so-called "bad" cholesterol in the blood. This property may help explain the exceptional longevity enjoyed by people living in southwest France.