The Zone Diet
The Zone diet was originally created by a scientist named Barry Sears. It’s planned as a permanent diet to be eaten throughout a person’s life. It is considered a low carbohydrate diet, however is more based on balancing hormones and therefore does not restrict carbohydrates as much as other low carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins diet.
The basis of the zone diet is a ratio of calories from carbohydrates, proteins, and fats all of 40 to 30 to 30. A few nonscientific studies performed for television showed the diet can be effective. In fact, many of these nonscientific studies show that people gain muscle mass while losing weight on the zone diet. Many of the people in these studies also reported that of all the low carbohydrate diets, the zone diet was easiest to fit into an everyday lifestyle.
The result of the zone diet and its hormone balance is the body releasing anti-inflammatory chemicals like those found in aspirin, but without side effects. In addition, claims Sears, the natural anti-inflammatories help with heart health. The zone diet also creates a state in which the body stops storing fat. If the body isn’t storing fat, it’s losing weight. Fatty acids such as omega 3 were later added in the form of supplements such as fish oil.
The zone diet calls for the following – a hand full sized piece of meat, as many vegetables as you can eat, and just enough carbs to maintain mental clarity.
A man who once weighed 1200 pounds attributes amazing weight loss to the zone diet. He lost 400 pounds on the zone diet after a series of failures with almost every other diet imaginable. He now eats about 2000 calories a day, filled with foods recommended by the zone diet.
Exercise care when taking up the zone diet.
