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Dotties Diet Zone

24th January, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments

The zone diet is a diet crafted by the biochemist Barry Sears. Sears state that promoting the consumption of calories from carbohydrates, proteins and fat in a balanced ratio is the most successive and healthy method for losing weight. The zone diet follows up on a calorie ratio of 40:30:30 based on ones daily intake of carbohydrates, proteins and fats respectively. The zone diet is therefore varies greatly from all of the other low carb-diets because it is much less restrictive about the intake of carbs. Due to the fact that low-carb diets do not take into consideration the idea of balance and moderation Sears has been critical of low-carb diets criticizing that these diets have failed to take into consideration the very fundamentals mentioned above.

Almost every scientific and non scientific study has shown that the zone diet results in an ample weight loss under a certain period of time. The ‘Scientific American Frontier’ featured the zone diet and was stunned when the participants on the zone diet achieved the greatest fat loss while building up muscle mass simultaneously. The participants of the zone diet were also those who had the least amounts of fatigue and hunger. The zone diet is also easier and more comfortable to adjust to by just the 3rd day.

The zone diet advices there participants to consume a ‘zone’ meal one after within waking up. Eating every 4 to 6 hours after a meal or 2 to 2½ hours after a snack is vital to sustain your metabolism. You must drink 8 ounces of water a day in order to avoid sicknesses. Each and every one of your snacks or meals should be taken in accordance with the ratio approved by Sears. Additional information on the dietary process could be found on Barry Sears’s official site.

The zone diet is immensely popular mainly because it encourages small amounts of food at a frequent intake level. This cuts off hunger pangs and enables one to control their eating habits. The significance of consumption of fruits and vegetables is one factor that the zone diet has highlighted. The diet also encourages the consumption of fats that are richer in HDL; this in turn turns in to a healthy form of cholesterol. The diet also highlights the importance of the daily consumption of water to round it all off. The above stated reasons are all positives when considering the zones diet to get your life back on track.

When following the zone diet though it is important to know that it may limit essential minerals and vitamin intake such as calcium, iron and vitamins A, D, E. It also may limit ones intake of fiber. So remember this and try to account for these deficiencies by taking a multivitamin pill everyday and keeping your body hydrated. The zone diet will not pose any problem or complication if you are able to follow the steps mentioned above.