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The Zone Diet works on the principle that 100,000 years ago, we were meat eaters, and our metabolism is designed to handle the demands of a meat-based diet.  Madonna, Demi Moore, and Jennifer Aniston swear by the results of the Zone Diet, which was created by Barry Sears, PhD.  The Zone Diet contains 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein, and 30% fat and is known as the 40-30-30 plan. As the food industry evolved, more carbohydrates have been introduced into our daily diet, thus causing an imbalance in our metabolism to burn fat.  The reason for our extra weight can also be attributed to the many grains and starches in our diet (pasta, rice, breads, and potatoes).  The Zone Diet's approach calls for a return to the diets of our ancestors where meat, fruits, and vegetables are the main dietary foods.  The Zone Diet suggests that you need the right ratio of [more..]

Various studies show that more than two-thirds of all American adults are either obese or morbidly obese. With all the hype on weight loss and weight loss products, it's no wonder that more and more people who suffer from being overweight become interested into various commercial diet plans and weight loss programs that are available in the market today. OF DIET AND DIETING By definition, "dieting" refers to the practice of eating or drinking in a regulated manner in order to achieve a specific short-term objective of gaining and or losing size or weight. "Diet" on the other hand refers to the habit of nutritional consumption and focuses more on a long-term goal. Studies show that the most common objective of dieting is for a person to lose excess body fat. But, there are also kinds of diet that are prescribed in order to achieve a particular medical objective while [more..]

The cataclysmal information overload on weight/fat loss issues most often leaves people confused. This is very logical because there are a lot of controversial ,ambiguous and conflicting tips,secrets and recipes on these matters. There is a real war out there and the loot is the money of the deliberately misinformed,misguided and manipulated people.  Fitness imposters and charlatans try to outbid one another by giving groundless promises and trying to feed unrealistic expectations. Weight/fat loss industry is a multi million industry and therefore attracts many vultures and hyenas. I strongly urge you not to fall prey to their mercenary motives! There are no effortless solutions,no shortcuts,no magical secrets. If there existed such methods all of us would be sylphids and models!But obviously we are not!! Instead the problem of obesity is a real plague,an unprecedented menace for the developed western countries! Am I right or not? Am I exaggerating? What really [more..]