Laozi's Theory toward Diet
老子的饮食观
Laozi's theory of a healthy diet has three main principles.
老子的健康饮食之道主要有三个原则。
The first is that of eating to please the stomach rather than the eyes. One fills the stomach in order to live， but the stomach has a limit and the eyes do not. Wanting whatever delicacies they see，they engender desire and greed.
第一个原则是“为腹不为目”。一个人填饱肚子是为了生存，但是肚子吃的东西是有限的，而眼睛没有。眼睛想要看到的所有精致的食物，这就会引起欲望和贪念。
Eating according to the dictates of the eyes is hence detrimental to the stomach and to the health in general.
根据眼睛看到的精美食物而食通常对胃和身体是有害的。
Laozi said that those who eat to satisfy the stomach intend to nourish their body， while those that eat whatever that pleases their eyes are bound to do it harm.
老子说以饱腹而食的人会使身体得到滋养，而以满足眼睛而食的人免不了会伤害自己的身体。