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The Zone diet was originally created by a scientist named Barry Sears.  Sears’ plan was that people could eat this diet for the long term, thus making it a lifestyle. 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.

There is a ratio of 40 to 30 to 30 of carbohydrates, protein and fat in the zone diet. Some nonscientific studies done by various television shows have shown that the diet can indeed produce reasonable weight-loss. They also concluded that the zone diet can help people gain muscle in addition to losing weight. People included in the studies said it was very easy to stick to the zone diet as compared to other low carbohydrate diets.

The zone in zone diet refers to a hormone balance in which insulin levels are perfect, glucagen levels are perfect, and thus the body releases various anti-inflammatory chemicals similar to 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.  The result is weight loss. Various supplements were later added to the diet to deliver certain beneficial fatty acids.

A typical zone diet meal was described by its creator in the following manner. In every meal eat enough protein to fit in the palm of your hand, as many non-starchy raw vegetables as you can take, just enough carbohydrates to maintain mental clarity, and just enough oils to stop hunger.  

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. The man’s current diet consists of 2000 calories broken up into six meals per day. It includes egg white omelets, fresh salads, chicken, fish, and other healthy foods mandated by the zone diet.

Give the zone diet a try, but be careful.

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