κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
medic. perder el apetito λεπτὴ ἔσται καὶ ἀσθενὴς ... καὶ ἀσιτιεῖ Hp.Mul.1.39.