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Lewis Cornaro, also called Alvise or Luigi, was an Italian nobleman who lived during the 15th and 16th centuries. Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life collects his four key writings on the importance of diet in sustaining health and long life. In it, he describes his youth of indulgent living, which lead to a great decline in his health and near death in middle age. Acting on doctors' advice, he then completely changed his habits, strictly limiting both eating and drinking. He explains how this change saved his life, gave him the strength to fight off illnesses, overcome physical injuries,...

"Pour maîtriser sa santé, l'homme doit maîtriser son appétit." Luigi Cornaro (1467-1566) mourut à l'âge de 99 ans, chose rare à une époque où l'espérance de vie ne dépassait guère les 35 ans dans les classes les plus aisées de la population. Chez les plus pauvres, celle-ci n'atteignait même pas les 20 ans. Cornaro, qui connut des problèmes de santé aux alentours de la quarantaine suite à de nombreux excès, eut l'intuition qu'un régime alimentaire stricte lui permettrait de vivre en meilleure santé et plus longtemps.