Pierre Dukan

“For the first 50 years of your life the food industry is trying to make you fat. Then, the second 50 years, the pharmaceutical industry is treating you for everything.”

“I go jogging for 25 minutes every morning, even if I'm away from home.”

“I like to feel occupied.”

“I've never seen an obese person who has said, 'I am well in my mind.' Happiness stops food being a compensation.”

“If you put on weight it's not by chance. You put on weight because you eat compulsively.”

“I think America and Britain have a different culture from France. They discovered marketing and consumerism before France.”

“Mine is the least fat diet in the world.”

“If you love a man, immediately you will reduce your intake of food - it's automatic.”

“I am rich because I sell a lot of books, but it's not my drive.”

“You never see a French person eating alone.”

“To be a nutritionist in France, you must be a doctor, seven years studies, and then three more years in nutrition.”

“Oh, in France you can't defame an idea, only a person.”

“I think it's better to be a woman with some curves. It's more natural.”

“I still live in an apartment in Paris with my wife. No, we don't have a yacht, but we do have a house in Spain; that is my luxury.”

“It's been proven that fitting more activity into your day can greatly improve your health.”

“There is nothing unhealthy about educating youngsters about nutrition.”

“I love Japanese and Thai food, especially seafood, and eat out with my wife two or three times a week.”

“I am a doctor, a real doctor.”

“Economic gross is making us fat.”

“When followed correctly, the Dukan Diet is both a safe and effective method of weight loss.”