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Zone Diet: Celebrity Approved
Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
The Zone Diet, devised by Barry Sears, M.D., and introduced in 1995, gained popularity through celebrity dieters like Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore and Madonna.
Like other weight-loss plans, the Zone Diet encourages dieters to cut calories, especially those from carbohydrates and unhealthy fats. It encourages people looking to lose weight to eat lots of lean meats and other foods filled with healthy omega-3 fatty acids as well as fiber-rich vegetables and fruits. To keep their blood-sugar levels stable and fend off hunger pangs, those on the plan eat five small meals a day.
Unlike some diets, the Zone Diet doesn't force people to buy certain foods, which can help cut down on the costs that sometimes accompany these plans. There are, however, a line of Zone Diet supplements. People who choose to eat them should be warned that they can be expensive.
Sounds perfect, right? Not so fast.
The diet discourages dairy consumption, which can keep those on the Zone Diet from getting several essential vitamins and minerals like Vitamin D, Vitamin E and calcium. Another common complaint is that the low-carb plan leaves dieters too tired to exercise. Coffee and soda intake can get tricky on the plan, too, because caffeine, which causes insulin levels to spike, is considered a no-no.
Others have a hard time understanding the 40 percent carbohydrates, 30 percent protein and 30 percent fat (40-30-30) ratio that Dr. Sears says will make your metabolism function best. These restrictions can be especially problematic when you're dining out. Dieters are also required to eat within one hour of waking and, roughly, every two to three hours after.
Additionally, Zone Diet creators claim -- despite a lack of evidence -- that those who follow the plan will decrease their risk of cancer, heart disease and other conditions while improving athletic performance.
If you have decided to lose weight, one of your best bets is a healthy, low-fat diet, paired with exercising several times a week. That's Fit has Diet and Weight Loss tips to help.
Read the full Zone Diet Review and Zone Diet Foods List from AOL Health.
Like other weight-loss plans, the Zone Diet encourages dieters to cut calories, especially those from carbohydrates and unhealthy fats. It encourages people looking to lose weight to eat lots of lean meats and other foods filled with healthy omega-3 fatty acids as well as fiber-rich vegetables and fruits. To keep their blood-sugar levels stable and fend off hunger pangs, those on the plan eat five small meals a day.
Unlike some diets, the Zone Diet doesn't force people to buy certain foods, which can help cut down on the costs that sometimes accompany these plans. There are, however, a line of Zone Diet supplements. People who choose to eat them should be warned that they can be expensive.
Sounds perfect, right? Not so fast.
The diet discourages dairy consumption, which can keep those on the Zone Diet from getting several essential vitamins and minerals like Vitamin D, Vitamin E and calcium. Another common complaint is that the low-carb plan leaves dieters too tired to exercise. Coffee and soda intake can get tricky on the plan, too, because caffeine, which causes insulin levels to spike, is considered a no-no.
Others have a hard time understanding the 40 percent carbohydrates, 30 percent protein and 30 percent fat (40-30-30) ratio that Dr. Sears says will make your metabolism function best. These restrictions can be especially problematic when you're dining out. Dieters are also required to eat within one hour of waking and, roughly, every two to three hours after.
Additionally, Zone Diet creators claim -- despite a lack of evidence -- that those who follow the plan will decrease their risk of cancer, heart disease and other conditions while improving athletic performance.
If you have decided to lose weight, one of your best bets is a healthy, low-fat diet, paired with exercising several times a week. That's Fit has Diet and Weight Loss tips to help.
Read the full Zone Diet Review and Zone Diet Foods List from AOL Health.
The incredible, edible egg and other diet-friendly proteins
Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
Lean, low-fat protein is common ingredient in many popular diets today, including the South Beach Diet, the Sonoma Diet, and the Zone Diet. If you're new to nutrition, though, you might be wondering what kinds of foods, exactly, are diet-friendly proteins. A few examples include:- any type of fish, excluding breaded or deep fried
- canned fish, packed in water
- chicken or turkey, unbreaded, skinless and preferably white meat
- ground beef with less than 10% fat
- pork tenderloin
- eggs
- tofu
- tempah
- beans
- deli-sliced meats
The top 20 diet websites reviewed and compared
Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
We all have diets, don't we? While the word "diet" has morphed in popular culture to mean a special way of eating to ramp up weight loss, the word actually refers to the standard offering of nutrition every person eats on a daily basis. But, back to the subject -- when someone "goes on diet" as it were, what are the most poplar websites that feature dieting advice?The folks at WebMD compiled a list of the top-20 diet-related website which started with the most popular dieting websites -- and there were three websites that scored "Excellent" ratings: Aetna InteliHealth, MayoClinic.com and MedicineNet.com.
Since the top 20 websites popular with dieters scored all over the map, Consumer Reports -- who published the results - said this courtesy of Beau Brendler: "I think clearly there are some good web sites that publish information that will be useful for people trying to lose weight."
Although the results were very mixed for several very popular diet websites, these three rules that Brendler mentioned re key to anyone wanting to ensure they are receiving the most relevant and truthful content possible in regards to weight loss:
-- Look at how well the sites separate advertising from editorial content
-- Check the source's medical or nutritional qualifications
-- Read the fine print (for something, I guess -- Brendler is not clear here)
Could there be more to high protein diets after all?
Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
Atkins, South Beach, you name them, there are plenty of high protein diets out there. Amidst all of the controversy, there is one underlying theme; there are people losing weight by following these diet guidelines.There may be some science behind this, according to British researchers. It seems that the hormone PYY, known as the weight loss hormone, is activated more effectively by high protein foods.
The researchers are not advocating diets like Atkins, which are high in saturated fats. Leaner meals that are low in carbs and high in protein may be what you are looking for to trigger your weight loss hormone. Researchers also say that a diet close to our ancestors, the hunters and gatherers, may be the key.
