Weight Loss Information

The Miraculous Claims of the Zone Diet


One way of recognizing a fad diet is said to be the promise of multiple miraculous effects upon health. And Zone diet promises a lot.


"Why is the Zone diet so controversial?"

"Beats me!"

Extract from an interview with Dr. Barry Sears, by Harper&Collins Publishers

Five cover promises

At first glance, Barry Sears' first published book "Enter The Zone" has the following main points:

  • Lose weight permanently
  • Reset your genetic code
  • Prevent disease
  • Achieve your maximum physical performance
  • Enhance your mental productivity
  • These five statements should make us buy. I think I would buy if only one of them were true, point three, preventing disease.

    How can a diet not be controversial when it says it can "prevent diseases"? But, to be fair, Dr Sears provides further details of his ambiguous statement somewhere between the covers of the bestseller. We find out that Zone diet can help to:

    • prevent type II diabetes, as Zone diet is nothing more than permanent and accurate insulin control through food we ingest
    • prevent cardiovascular diseases (cardiomyopathy, arthritis, artherosclerosis, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia)
    • prevent or cure "mental diseases" such as depression and alcoholism
    • restore energy in conditions such as CMS, PMS or even HIV infections
    • prevent cancer development and make antibodies fight tumors with greater success.

    I really want to believe Zone can be that magic recipe that can help me live a longer and healthier life, without too much effort. But I expected some scientific proof for all these promises. And what did I find instead? Some stories about people who successfully solved their problems by following Zone diet, and their everlasting gratitude to diet guru Barry Sears! I'm sorry, but I'm not buying that.

    Of course, there are some good aspects of the Zone diet. It promotes healthy eating standards and gives some common-sense advice. Somewhere, on the publishing road (more precisely with "Omega RX Zone --- The miracle of high-dose fish oil"), Dr. Sears advises us not to make any radical change in our dietary program without consulting a trained physician.

    But I think there are still many things that need to be proven in the Zone. If it really does work the way it promises, mankind should go beyond such problems as illness.

    Iulia Pascanu writes for http://www.enterthezonediet.com where you can find more information about the Zone Diet.
    Please feel free to use this article in your Newsletter or on your website. If you use this article, please include the resource box and send a brief message to let me know where it appeared: mailto:iuliap@gmail.com


    MORE RESOURCES:

    A creamy weight-loss aid
    Times of India, India - 17 hours ago
    If you think it’s too yummy to have any place in a real weight-loss diet, think again. Yoghurt – that rich and creamy stuff that’s full of calcium and ...


    Canada.com

    Body Contouring: Selecting Appropriate Massive Weight Loss ...
    Medical News Today (press release), UK - 9 hours ago
    The importance of pre-operative screening for patients seeking body contouring after massive weight loss will be assessed in three studies presented at the ...
    Technique for perfect twin assets Times of India
    all 18 news articles


    CBS News

    Jump-Start Your Weight Loss Plan This Fall
    CBS News, NY - Oct 10, 2008
    January may be the traditional time to start a weight loss program, but with kids back in school and routines becoming more structured, fall is the perfect ...


    Weight Loss
    The Australian Times (satire), Australia - 10 minutes ago
    Don't just search for weight loss, find results. This page provided to the domain owner free by Sedo's Domain Parking . Disclaimer: Domain owner and Sedo ...


    The Maximum Living Weight Loss Challenge update
    Palladium-Item, IN - 11 hours ago
    I have lost 42 pounds in my weight loss journey. I have started to feel a lot better. I am still working out at Medfit. Sometimes it is a little difficult ...


    Olive oil may hold the key to weight loss
    Globe and Mail, Canada - Oct 10, 2008
    A"good" fat found in abundance in olive oil may provide one of the keys to appetite control and weight loss. Oleic acid, a type of monounsaturated fat, ...


    Cherie Blair’s Weight Loss Saga
    CareFair.com, Switzerland - 16 hours ago
    Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is finding that losing weight is only the beginning of the battle. ...


    Taxpayer money fuels Tornillo superintendent's weight loss
    KVIA, TX - 17 hours ago
    By ABC-7 Reporter Marissa Monroy Tornillo, TX -- It's every employee's dream - getting paid by the bosses to lose weight. For one local superintendent, ...


    Fast Weight Loss Without Pills - The Ultimate Flat Stomach Diet
    Times of the Internet, Ohio - Oct 10, 2008
    So long as you choose the ultimate flat stomach diet and follow it religiously for a period of at least 8 weeks, you will encounter amazing weight loss ...


    Sydney Morning Herald

    Weight loss secrets
    Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Oct 8, 2008
    Weight loss plans can take you only so far, once the weight is off you still have to work at keeping what you've got. It's spring and if the magazine covers ...

    Weight-Loss - Google News

    home | site map
    © 2006