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Uno sforzo costante è più importante di una dieta.

Uno sforzo costante è più importante di una dieta.
A constant effort is more important than a diet.
From Lesson 115:Future tense of double-R verbs (berrò, vorrò)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Uno sforzo costante è più importante di una dieta.

Why do we use di here instead of che for "than"?
When comparing two nouns directly (like sforzo and dieta), Italian uses di after più or meno. You would use che if you were comparing two adjectives, verbs, or quantities.
Why is the article uno used before sforzo instead of just un?
Because sforzo starts with an "s" followed by another consonant (the letter "f"). For masculine words starting with "s + consonant" (as well as z, ps, gn, and y), Italian requires uno to make the pronunciation smoother.
Since sforzo is masculine, why does the adjective costante end in "e" instead of "o"?
Costante belongs to a standard group of adjectives that end in -e in the singular, matching both masculine and feminine nouns. If you were talking about multiple efforts, the ending would change to an "i" for the plural: sforzi costanti.

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