Adults in Italy aren't the only ones sipping on a glass of red with dinner — their kids are, too. According to a study by Boston University Medical Center, Italian children who were raised with wine at dinnertime were less likely to develop “harmful drinking patterns” in adulthood.
Wine and the responsible consumption of it is so important to Italians that it's included in the primary school curriculum, where students start learning about their country's wine culture at six years old, The Daily Mail reports.
And while Italian kids are raised to be responsible drinkers, French kids are raised to be sophisticated eaters. French kids eat the same nutritious, balanced meals as adults, says University of British Columbia Professor Karen Le Billon in her book, “French Kids Eat Everything.”