Zone Diet

A man named Barry Sears created the fad diet called the Zone diet. In reality it's not a fad diet in that it is not planned to only be consumed in short periods, but rather to become the normal eating habits for a person. The diet relies on balancing hormones, but is still a low carbohydrate diet even if less restrictive than diets like Atkins.

The zone diet relies on a 40 to 30 to 30 balance of calories from carbs, proteins and fats. 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. In addition, people found the zone diet the easiest to maintain of all the low carb diets.

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. Sears also said the diet would help make the heart healthier. 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. Various supplements were later added to the diet to deliver certain beneficial fatty acids.

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.

The Zone diet boasts an amazing weight loss story to its credit - a man who once weighed 1200 pounds. He had tried every diet and even liposuction, but after 24 months on the zone diet he lost about 400 pounds. Now he continues to follow the zone diet as he consumes 2000 calories daily, broken up between six meals.

Exercise care when taking up the zone diet.