Zone Diet
The Zone Diet, created by American Barry Sears, claims to keep your body within a 'zone' that encourages weight loss. It was all the rage in the mid-1990s when Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and even Brad Pitt were fans.
You could lose up to 5lb in two weeks on the Zone Diet followed by 1 - 1/2 pounds every week after that, says Barry.
How does it work?
According to Sears, it's not food that makes us fat, it's too much insulin - the hormone that helps our bodies control levels of glucose or blood sugar. He's designed a diet he claims will tightly control insulin levels, keeping them within a zone. This, in turn, will help our bodies burn fat more effectively.
This zone is achieved by balancing protein, carbohydrates and fats. Carbohydrates should make up around 40 per cent of every meal and protein and fat 30 per cent each. Fans of the Zone Diet call this the 40:30:30 ratio.
The bottom line is, the Zone Diet is a low-calorie, low-fat diet which is why you will lose weight.
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