Chinese Proverb

Hi Bill,

I try to think of the Chinese saying to match ur desc...
There's a saying in Chinese about eating just enough.
Literally interpreted it means "when eating, eat till 70%
full". I'm not sure of one referring to doctor...maybe
someone else have a better reply to that...

but there's another saying abt appropriate diet. it goes sth
like this (again literally interpreted): during morning, eat
well during noon, eat just enough during night, eat less

Lisa

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Quoted message said:

Has anyone heard a Chinese proverb that says something
like "2/3 of your stomach is for you and the other 1/3 is
for your doctor?" It was described to me once and
essentially means that overeating is not good for your
health. I've got a young Chinese coworker who's telling me
I'm full of it, so I'm trying to trace it back to a
reputable source. Anyone?

Bill LaFleur said:

Has anyone heard a Chinese proverb that says something
like "2/3 of your stomach is for you and the other 1/3 is
for your doctor?" It was described to me once and
essentially means that overeating is not good for your
health. I've got a young Chinese coworker who's telling me
I'm full of it, so I'm trying to trace it back to a
reputable source. Anyone?

Well, Maimonides (the Rabbi/physician) did say that more
ppl die from the effects of overeating than undereating.
But many Jewish ppl wouldn't know that either. So you might
be right. I wouldn't be surprised. It's a good rule of
thumb, actually.