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Zone Diet Overview

Zone diet was introduced by US biochemist Barry Sears in 1996.  The Zone is a stage where you will reach, if you eat a diet that contains precisely 40% carb, 30% protein and 30% fat.  Sears claims that eating this way will produce optimum fat burning and weight loss, help to fight various diseases like cancer, heart attack and reach a balance between insulin and glucagons.

Zone diet requires you to work out how many grams of protein you need a day from the tables and then eat this much protein divided into 'blocks' of 7g each, 9g of carbohydrate block and 2 g of fat block each to stay in the Zone.  

The favored protein foods are very-low-fat poultry, fish, dairy and vegetarian proteins. The favored carb foods are mostly fruits and vegetables.  Food to be avoided are potatoes, pasta, rice, white bread, corn, sugar a well as high GI fruits like carrots and bananas.  Olive oil and other monounsaturated fats are the favored oil in zone diet; avoid all saturated oil. 

Typical calorie count for a day's eating

According to Zone diet, for an average sedentary woman needing 56g of protein a day, the calorie would be approximately 536.  A mildly overweight active woman doing daily aerobic training would need 86 g of protein which translates to 800 calorie.

Zone Diet Promise
  • Consistent weight loss if followed strictly.
  • No need to exercise for weight loss.
Zone Diet Drawback
  • The food allowed under Zone is far too small portion and the calorie count is ultra-low causing many to feel hungry on this regime.  Some people who have followed the instruction in the book have reported feeling very hungry, dizzy and disheartened.
  • Too much to count and remember; as one have to weight and measure to make sure the blocks contain the right amount of protein, carb or fat to ensure zone diet is followed accrodingly.

 

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