In other cultures The approach to eating of hara hachi bun me is also found in other cultures. China The teaching is Confucian,Buettner, pp. 7, 227 a belief system dating back to the 5th century BCE. A similar saying to the Japanese one is found in Traditional Chinese Medicine: “Chīfàn qī fēn bǎo , sān fēn jī... (吃饭七分饱，三分饥) only eat until you are 70 percent full. ” As part of the Sinosphere  Japan has been strongly affected by Chinese culture. India The principle also appears in Ayurvedic medicine, dating back to the 4th century BCE, where “ you should fill one third of the stomach with liquid, another third with food, and leave the rest empty. ”
In other cultures The approach to eating of is also found in other cultures. China The teaching is Confucian,Buettner, pp. 7, 227 a belief system dating back to the 5th century BCE. A similar saying to the Japanese one is found in Traditional Chinese Medicine: ( , " only eat until you are 70 percent full. ") As part of the Sinosphere , Japan has been strongly affected by Chinese culture. India The principle also appears in Ayurvedic medicine, dating back to the 4th century BCE, where " you should fill one third of the stomach with liquid, another third with food, and leave the rest empty. "
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