Food consumption, a health risk? Norms and medical practice in the Middle Ages

The health regimen was a medical genre developed in Western Europe as of the 13th century and is one of the main sources attesting the interest that professionals working on health devoted to the dangers incurred in eating. This medical genre, part of an ancient tradition, was well known by the elites of the time. The surviving texts reveal themselves to be extremely attentive to contemporary food consumption and provided their readers with the necessary recommendations in order to enable them to take care of their health.