Please help if you can...

[The Turtle Whisperer]

I almost wonder if helping him make better choices when he eats out would be a more practical approach?

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based on what I'm reading... he's going to have to make some big lifestyle changes.  What he's eating is a big part of the problem. 

Can you get brown rice in HK eateries?  He's going to need to lay off the white rice. 

[leggova]

Yes, he knows he needs to make some big changes. Very rare to get brown rice. He actually doesn't eat a lot of rice. Bread more so. He is of Indian descent and loves heavy curries and bread. Punjabi food.

[leggova]

And thanks for all the comments so far.