THE ZONE DIET: Tight Rope Act

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Health )



So many types of diets have come and gone through the years and as our nation continues to wage an endless battle with the bulge, many will still crop up. Some have managed to stay like the Zone diet.

The Zone diet has been around for some years; and as with all diet trends, shelf-life is more or less an indication of efficacy. The fact that the Zone diet has stayed may just
mean that it works.

“IN THE ZONE”

This particular diet presupposes that hormonal imbalance is the root of all weight problems. The zone diet adheres that a daily proportion of 40% carbohydrates and 30% each of proteins and fats is the optimal formula to achieve hormonal equilibrium. Proponents believe that the zone diet menu puts the body in a “safe zone” where hormone levels are at their most favorable state; thus keeping the body at its optimum condition.

The zone diet meals are formulated to specifically control two hormones: insulin and eicosanoids. High levels of insulin have long been proven to substantially cause weight gain; and too much eicosanoids are believed to cause inflammation and impair blood flow.

Since these two hormones are essential to the body, the zone diet menu is designed to keep these two hormones at bay: not too high to cause weight gain and inflammation and not too low to impair normal body functioning.

BALANCING ACT

“The Zone” as followers say is the ideal bodily state. Although it is fairly tight zone, this actual physical condition can be achieved by monitoring the food we eat and by taking supplements such as fish oil which supporters believe encourage and maintain this ideal body condition.

This diet has a system that helps followers adhere to the prescribed food proportion. There are zone diet food delivery systems to make it easy for you to stick to this diet. They prepare your zone diet meals and deliver them to where you want it.

All in all, the zone diet is all about balance. True with most things in life, this diet believes that moderation is the key to healthy living.


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