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recommendations. The animal / vegetal proteins ratio (1.7 ± 0.1 vs 2.9 ± 0.2; P < 0.001 ), the parts of polyunsaturated fatty acids (22.9 ± 0.6 vs 16.3 ± 0.6% of the lipid intake; P < 0.001) and polysaccharides (31.8 ± 0.8 vs 22.5 ± 0.8% of the total caloric intake; P < 0.001) were also more appropriate, the part of monounsaturated fatty acids was similar in the two groups. BMI (26.8 ± 0.3 vs 25.4 ± 0.1 kg/m z ) and the waist-to-hip ratio (0.87 ± 0.01 vs 0.83 ± 0.01) were higher (P < 0.01 these differences being only due to the women. Fatty mass in women, evaluated by bioelectrical impedance was also higher in M than in F (31.2 ± 0.6 vs 28.4 ± 0.7%; P < 0.01). In M the glycaemia 2 h after glucose load (75 g per os) was higher (5.7 ± 0.2 vs 4.9 ± 0.2 mmol/L; P < 0.01), in spite of a higher insulinemia (261 ± 16 vs 190 ± 18 pmol/L; P < 0.01 ), the serum total cholesterol (TC) was lower (4.92 ± 0.08 vs 5.83 ± 0.13 mmol/L; P < 0.001), HDL/TC ratio, triglycerides and apoproteins A and B did not differ significantly from F. Thus, in the studied group, the migration to France seems responsible for alimentary changes which, though the imbalance is still lower than that observed in F, are associated with a decrease in insulin sensitivity and an aggravation of the cardiovascular risk profile.