How Does the Zone Diet Work? – the Answer May Surprise You
The Zone diet is one of the most popular diets on the market today, mainly because many celebrities use it, and this automatically makes it a fashionable diet in today’s society. However, just because your favorite celebrity swears by a diet plan, it does not mean that it’s the right diet for you. It has been said that the Zone diet is the polar opposite of a vegetarian diet. This is curious, considering that vegetarians are generally healthy and are less likely to suffer from heart disease. Another concept in the Zone Diet is the natural maintenance of eicosanoids. These are hormone like compounds formed by body tissues during self-healing responses to stimuli. So How does the Zone Diet work?
The Zone Diet is based upon a 40/30/30 theory and popularized in books by biochemist Barry Sears. These numbers indicate that 40% of calories should be from carbs, 30% from protein, and 30% from fats. The Zone Diet is based on the concept of achieving a balance of insulin. By controlling the balance of insulin in the body with the Zone Diet, you increase the loss of fat (weight loss), increase blood flow, increase your physical and mental stamina, and decrease the likelihood of heart disease and diabetes.
The Zone Diet is not as restrictive as many of the other low carb diets on the market today, but it is very hard to follow and stick with the plan. Sears used the word zone to describe the hormone balance in human body where insulin and glucagon level are neither too low nor to high, then specific anti-inflammatory chemicals. The AHA believes that the Zone Diet is hazardous as it restricts the intake of essential vitamins and minerals present in certain foods. They also contend that the protein ratio in the Zone diet is too high even if the minimal fat ratio is good. This is another reason that the Plan may not be good for you. There are other plans on the market that are better for you and wont cost you an arm and a leg.
Tags: Diet, Diet Plan, weight loss
June 15th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
by knowing how many calories are in everything and how long its gona take doing certain exercises to get if off.
find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast – they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner – repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)
June 15th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Cardio, cardio, cardio. That's all I'll say regarding exercise. But don't start a 'diet'- It'll only set you up to eat more! Instead, revise your eating habits and replace them with healthier foods and smaller portions. Drinking lots of water cleanses you, as well as eating lots of fiber and protein. Of course, balance is essential and carbs are definitely not the enemy when it comes to weight loss- you just need the right ones. I wish you the best of luck!
June 17th, 2010 at 3:50 pm