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Testimony Studies on Diet and Foods
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 50
Many turn from light and knowledge, and sacrifice principle to
taste. They eat when the system needs no food, and at irregular inter-
vals, because they have no moral stamina to resist inclination. As the
result, the abused stomach rebels, and suffering follows. Regularity
in eating is very important for health of body and serenity of mind.
Never should a morsel of food pass the lips between meals.
Testimonies for the Church 2:374
And the dyspeptic,—what has made him dyspeptic is taking this
course. Instead of observing regularity, he has let appetite control him,
and has eaten between meals.
The Review and Herald, May 8, 1883—No. 19 (Healthful Living,
86.1)
Three meals a day and nothing between meals—not even an
apple—should be the utmost limit of indulgence. Those who go further
violate nature’s laws and will suffer the penalty.
The Review and Herald, July 29, 1884—No. 31 (Healthful Living,
86.2)
When traveling, some are almost constantly nibbling, if there
is anything within their reach. This is a most pernicious practice.
Animals that do not have reason, and that know nothing of mental
taxation, may do this without injury, but they are no criterion for
rational beings, who have mental powers that should be used for God
and humanity.
The Health Reformer, June 1, 1878 (Healthful Living, 86)
Gluttonous feasts, and food taken into the stomach at untimely
seasons, leave an influence upon every fiber of the system.
The Review and Herald, July 29, 1884 No. 31 (Healthful Living,
84.2)
It is quite a common custom with the people of the world to eat
three times a day, besides eating at irregular intervals between meals;