As a master baker and craftsman, Stephen Lanzalotta had been applying the mathematical principles of the Golden Ratio for more than twenty years. His realization that this ancient, universal formula, used by Da Vinci and other great geniuses of the Renaissance, also held the secret to optimal nutrition and health led him to apply it to his own diet and the menu at his popular cafe. The weight loss and sense of well-being that he and his customers experienced convinced him that he had cracked the diet code, discovering a simple, natural, and nutritious approach to healthy eating that is as easy as I, 2, 3.

The Diet Code is a unique approach to eatmg well based on a mathematical phenomenon that's been around for centuries but has never before been applied to diet. Now prepare to lose weight and get healthy by asking yourself "What would Da Vinci eat?"

Stephen Lanzalotta is a master woodworker, painter, baker, and chef He studied microbiology and biochemistry at the University of Vermont. After working for fifteen years as a woodworker, he opened Sophia's, a popular eatery in Portland, Maine, where customers savor the ancient principles of The Diet Code in his famous breads and foods.