Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
FdH
English translation:
Friss die Hälfte (eat half)
German term
FdH
| 4 +8 | Friss die Hälfte |
Trudy Peters
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| 4 +5 | eat less |
Gudrun Maydorn (X)
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| 3 +1 | 50% diet |
Rolf Keiser
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Jan 23, 2010 08:35: Edith Kelly changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Sabine Akabayov, PhD, British Diana, Edith Kelly
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Proposed translations
United States
Friss die Hälfte
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Note added at 17 hrs (2010-01-23 16:19:34 GMT)
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It means eat half as much as you normally would. Whether healthy or not, it WILL make you lose weight!
eat less
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Note added at 8 Stunden (2010-01-23 08:07:36 GMT)
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Everyone knows the keys to losing weight: Eat less and exercise more. Sounds simple enough, but in the context of real life and its demands, it can be anything but simple.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/15-best-diet-tips-ever
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Note added at 8 Stunden (2010-01-23 08:11:53 GMT)
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Eat half as much is a more literal translation, but maybe less commonly used...
FdH, “Friss die Halfte” (German for “Eat Half As Much”) isn’t a diet in the real sense of the word, though the abbreviation is generally well known.
“Friss die Halfte” relates to eating habits and states that we should only eat half as much as we do.
This diet is however a long way from promoting good health, and though many people feel it suits them, the purpose of a diet should not be to eat half a pizza, chocolate bar or something else just as unhealthy.
http://diaet.abnehmen-forum.com/diet/eathalfasmuch/eat.html
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Dr. Johanna Schmitt
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Edith Kelly
: yes as German to English question
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thanks Edith
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Ulrike Kraemer
: genau
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thanks LittleBalu
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Johanna Timm, PhD
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thanks Johanna
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Eleanore Strauss
: A great acronym for "eat less" - never thought I'd see this here.
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thanks Elli
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Switzerland
Translate complexity through simplicity
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) 
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Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
50% diet
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Eleanore Strauss
: oops - posted comment on other answer, but it still applies. My mother in law was always talking about FDH
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