Every time I think about the Zone diet (not the “Zone diet” as we read in many places, it’s not the risk) of Barry Sears , I get a headache . The idea of ​​combining a meal with forty percent carbohydrates, thirty percent protein, and thirty percent fat makes me go hungry, and maybe even a little bit of it for those who have it. proven. The diet is undoubtedly valid, it has resisted trends, given the number of people who are still conquered by it today.
The Zone diet includes five meals a day: three main and two snacks. 

Each meal must be balanced, indeed, very balanced: carbohydrates, proteins and fats, in the 40:30:30 ratio allow the body to maintain a constant hormonal balance , and a constant ratio between insulin and glucagon , without creating insulin peaks that cause weight gain. The latest research in terms of diets would seem to prove Sears right: you need to eat balanced to lose weight and stay fit and healthy, and have a breakfast that contains both carbohydrates (wholemeal bread, for example, or a fruit) and proteins. (yogurt, lean meats or eggs) than fatty (seeds, nuts, olive oil, butter), because it seems that balanced mealsare more easily transformed into energy available to the body .
The Zone Diet also prescribes limiting or avoiding refined foods and industrial products and choosing low-glycemic carbohydrates, and supplementing the diet with foods rich in Omega-3s, including supplements (Sears has often spoken of fish oil) .
Works? Absolutely yes. There are people who have lost a lot of weight on the Zone diet and continue it for life. For those wishing to approach the zone diet without losing sight of the Mediterranean diet, then, the two things not only are not mutually exclusive, but go beautifully hand in hand.
In fact, there is the MEDITERRANEAN ZONE DIET , of which Dr. Braga has written a book that I find very comprehensive and more practical.

Furthermore, Enerzona products exist in many supermarkets, which make the approach to this diet less complicated: biscuits for breakfast, snacks of all kinds and bars that already follow the 40/30/30 rule.
How can you tell if the principles of the area are right for you? I place you a typical day of the Zone diet with the products of the Enerzona . If your typical day seems good to you, this is the regimen for you and you can download the weekly plan (click on page two).