How much should we eatZhang Baotong 2018.11.23

People generally do not limit the amount of food they eat unless they eat less and lack food. Whether it's at home or at a banquet. People will eat openly, until they are full of food and drink. Because each person's habits are different, the amount of food is also different. When I graduated from high school and went to the countryside, I lived for a long time with more than 30 male and female classmates in the commune's tea house, eating together in the canteen all day long. At that time, a bowl of rice was half a catty, and I usually only ate one bowl of rice per meal, but in fact, I was not full at all, but I persevered like this. Most male students generally eat two bowls of a meal, which is one catty. There are also some students who feel that two bowls of rice are not enough to eat, so they eat three bowls at a meal. I often get a one-month meal ticket, and I don't eat it in half a month.

I didn't eat a lot of food, maybe it was because I got into the habit of eating only one bowl of rice per meal, and if it was a small bowl, I would eat half a bowl more. However, I found that no matter which cafeteria I ate in, I always ate a lot less than others. If I'm attending someone else's banquet and I eat a lot of food, I usually don't eat the main food anymore. However, even if others eat a lot of food, they end up having to eat another half bowl of noodles, and some even have to eat another large bowl of noodles.

In the past, when we were poor, there was always not enough food to eat, and there were very few non-staple foods, so it was reasonable to eat too much. However, now that the standard of living has improved, food and clothing are no longer a problem. On the contrary, many people eat with their bellies open, eat too much meat and oil, and become obese, which leads to an increasing number of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and the number of deaths due to cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction and cancer is also increasing significantly. Therefore, the amount of food has to attract our attention.

We are not worried about not having enough to eat, but we are eating too much and eating too much oil and water. I remember that before the seventies and eighties, you walked from one end of the street to the other, and it was difficult to see a fat person. However, when you look down the street now, fat people abound. Moreover, I have found on many occasions that the fatter a person is, the better their appetite and the more they eat, which can easily form a vicious circle.

An acquaintance I know who came out of the countryside to work first and then opened a small shop, is only 47 or 8 years old, likes to eat and drink, and eats a lot of food, so he is also seriously overweight, 175cm in size, weighing more than 90 kilograms. Two years ago, he suddenly fell ill while playing cards and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Doctors warned him not to eat meat, to stop drinking and smoking, to eat less, and to exercise more. However, after he was discharged from the hospital, he couldn't control his mouth, secretly smoked, drank and ate meat, and he couldn't reduce the amount of food. People are getting fatter and fatter, and one day last year, the old disease recurred, and suddenly collapsed at home, and when he was pulled to the hospital, he was already dead.

Obesity not only leads to many diseases, but also is very indecent, with a short neck and thick legs, a large belly, and a clumsy and bloated feeling. Therefore, many people are losing weight, especially some young women, who almost regard weight loss as the most important task every day. There are many ways to lose weight, there are drugs to lose weight and exercise to lose weight, but the most important way is to reduce the amount of food and food.

We all know that it is rare to see fat people in Japan because they have fewer meals. Whether you are an elementary school student or an adult, you only have one plate for each meal, which is not too large. There is a seafood on the plate, two or three vegetables, and some rice. If these meals are eaten by Chinese, I am afraid that even children will not be able to eat enough. However, Japanese people eat this way for three meals a day. Moreover, the Japanese rarely use oil for cooking, which is very light, so that we Chinese will definitely frown and feel too light and tasteless. However, the Japanese people who eat this food have the longest life expectancy in the world. And this Japanese diet is being promoted by the United Nations.

We Chinese were few fat people thirty or forty years ago, and now the streets are full of fat people, because the standard of living has improved, not only eating is not a problem, but also meat and side foods are also rich. However, we have never been limited in the amount of food we can eat. I remember that a few years ago, the state had set standards for the scientific collocation of diet, and used the pyramid as a metaphor for imagery. However, there has been no standard for the amount of food to eat. Perhaps this is a very difficult approach. Because the Chinese have always been hospitable, the guests always have to cook a lot of dishes, take out good wine, so that the guests can eat and drink more, so as to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. If the guests don't eat much, the host will feel that the food he has cooked is not palatable and the hospitality is not warm enough. Even in their own homes, parents always want their children to eat more and eat well. Therefore, when Chinese entertain guests and families, they always do a lot, and would rather not eat the leftovers or throw them out, so that everyone will not be hungry. However, in Japan, there is not only a limit to the amount of food that can be eaten at other people's homes, but also in restaurants, and the amount of food and dishes per serving is not large. Therefore, many Chinese who are not full in a restaurant will change restaurants to continue eating.

The results of scientific experiments and surveys by many Chinese and foreign institutions that study health and longevity have shown that eating too much and eating too much meat is extremely harmful to health and life expectancy, and called on people to reduce the amount of food and calories. However, in our country where food is talked about and loved, it is indeed a great challenge and test to develop the habit of holding back your appetite by looking at food. I know some aunts and uncles who are retired and take their health very seriously. In order to lose weight, some people don't eat dinner. However, when they go out to travel, as soon as they enter the cafeteria, they are like a group of hungry wolves pounced on food, picking up delicacies from the mountains and seas, big fish and meat, and eating them on a large plate. If one big plate is not enough, there will be two or even three big plates, and if you don't eat your stomach to support it, you will never give up. I also heard a few friends who traveled to Japan on an American passenger ship talk about the scene they saw in the passenger ship restaurant, saying that the Chinese uncles and aunts are really desperate to eat well in the restaurant, picking the best food, and eating several large plates. Until the last one, they couldn't stand up and couldn't walk. That's not enough, I have to put the pastries in other people's restaurants in bags and take them out. There is a feeling that I will not give up until I spend my money back.

From these two examples, it can be seen that for many Chinese people, well-fed and well-fed far outweighs their importance towards health and longevity. It is impossible to keep their mouths shut without restricting the amount and variety of food they eat. Just like the country's urban smoking cessation and prohibition of drunk driving, it is difficult to implement without relatively clear restrictions. The base of the Chinese population is very large, and the food waste caused by overeating and overeating is huge every year, and the diseases caused by it are also very large. It's not that people don't understand the importance of health, it's not that they don't know that they should diet to lose weight, but most people can't control their mouths.

In fact, it is quite difficult to supervise people to diet with the supervision of the state, because everyone's eating habits and meal sizes are different. Not to mention the whole country, there is a big difference between the south and the north of China. And there is no precedent for such a situation in the world. The Japanese have been doing this for many years, and it is not the result of state compulsion. Therefore, the amount of food we eat can only be grasped and controlled by ourselves.

We might as well learn from the Japanese and set a standard for ourselves and our families in terms of meals with three meals a day, and mix them reasonably in terms of the number of meals. At the same time, the dishes used should also be replaced. Because the size of the bowl will also determine the amount of food a person eats. For example, people in the north eat in large bowls, and the amount of food is larger, while people in the south eat in small bowls, and the amount of food is smaller.

The amount of food a person eats determines the size of his appetite. The amount of food and drink is a person's daily habit. If you only eat a small bowl of rice at each meal, over time, a small bowl of rice will be your meal. If you want to eat three steamed buns and a bowl of soup at a meal, then, if you eat two steamed buns and a bowl of soup, you will feel full. This has been confirmed from an anatomical point of view by relevant scientific bodies. The results of the autopsy showed that people with large amounts of food had larger appetites and thicker intestines. Whereas, people with small meals have a smaller appetite and a thinner intestine. Moreover, people with large meals have a large amount of stool, and people with small meals also have less stool. If you want to make your appetite smaller, start by reducing the amount of food you eat at each meal.

Reducing the amount of food can not only save food, but more importantly, it can keep our body shape from being deformed by obesity, so that we can avoid many diseases caused by obesity, and it will also make us more energetic, make our taste more fresh, and make our body healthier.