What is the zone diet?
Barry Sears is a biochemist becomes important for having created and diffused the diet zone, through his famous book. The purpose of the diet is to obtain daily calories at this ratio : 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein and 30% fat.
During these years the diet has been questioned, but through different studies has been verified that one can achieve a reduction in weight with acceptable rates.
More details
Barry Sears use the term “The Zone” to indicate the hormone balance. When the level of insulin is normal, and the gluconate is not too high, then specific anti-inflammatory chemicals (types of eicosanoids) are released, which have similar effects to aspirin, but without downsides such as gastric bleeding. Sears claims that a 30:40 ratio of protein to carbohydrates triggers this effect, and this is called ‘The Zone.’ Sears claims that these natural anti-inflammatories are heart- and health-friendly. There is no evidence that eating in this way affects hormone levels.
