Italian proverb: Healthy as a fish (very healthy)

Do you know someone who exercises, eats nutritiously, and lives a regular lifestyle every day?Well, you could say they are as healthy as a fish, an Italian idiom that translates in English as “healthy as a fish.” This expression is often used to describe people who value their own well-being above all else.

This belief dates back to ancient times, when fish were considered creatures that never got sick. Fish do, in fact, get sick, but due to natural selection of species, it is rare to observe seriously ill fish in nature. _{^{(source: sapere.it)}}

A similar saying in English is “as healthy as a violin,” although this suggests that physical fitness is more important than overall health.

Heather Broster is a graduate with honors in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, fluent in English and Italian, as well as varying degrees of fluency in Japanese, Welsh and French. Originally from Toronto, Heather has lived in several countries, notably Italy for six years. Her main research areas are language acquisition, education and bilingual teaching.