Which Of Them Actually Work? Jan 6, 2009
The Atkins Diet, The Zone Diet, The South Beach Diet and The Flat Belly Diet have all been figured big in search engine traffic so far in 2009. What these Web searchers are finding is that the online offerings in the diet realm are immense -- and each promises tantalizing results. (ABC News)
What diet does Jennifer Aniston follow? Nov 16, 2008
But it seems this beautiful movie start at least followed the so called zone diet for some time starting a few years ago, according to some sources ... What caught my attention is the zone diet ... The so called zone diet is a diet popularized in books by biochemist Barry Sears. (Food Consumer)
Slimming down Jul 31, 2008
Manuel puts it all down to something called the Zone Diet ... The Zone Diet is controversial ... The Zone Diet's backers say they have a lot of evidence to prove it is safe and that it is not 'high protein', as such. (BBC News)
The magic formula for keeping off lost weight Jul 30, 2008
"There's been so much about the Atkins diet and the Zone diet and surgery," Dr. Jakicic said. "But even people who have the surgery gain weight again without a major lifestyle change.". (Globe and Mail)
Atkins Plan Beats Others In Study Jul 18, 2008
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last year found overweight women on the Atkins plan had slightly better blood pressure and cholesterol readings than those on the low-carb Zone diet, the low-fat Ornish diet and a low-fat diet that followed U.S. government guidelines. The heart association has long recommended low-fat diets to reduce heart risks, but some of its leaders have noted the Mediterranean diet has also proven safe and effective. (Click2Houston, TX)
Dieting? Hold the phoneLow-carb diet best for weight loss, cholesterol, study says Jul 18, 2008
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last year found overweight women on the Atkins plan had better blood pressure and cholesterol readings than those on the low-carb Zone diet, the low-fat Ornish diet and a diet that followed government guidelines. The heart association has long recommended low-fat diets to reduce heart risks, but some of its leaders have noted the Mediterranean diet has also proven safe. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Exhaustive study vindicates advocates of low-carb diets Jul 17, 2008
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last year found overweight women on the Atkins plan had slightly better blood pressure and cholesterol readings than those on the low-carb Zone diet, the low-fat Ornish diet and a low-fat diet. The heart association recommends a low-fat diet even more restrictive than the one in the study, said Dr. Robert Eckel, the association's past president who is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado-Denver. (AZCentral -- News)
Video: World's Heaviest Man Celebrates Birthday and Weight Loss Milestone Jun 11, 2008
Zone Diet Creator Dr. Barry Sears and His Team of Physicians Give Manuel Uribe A New Lease on Life DANVERS, Mass. June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Manuel Uribe, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest living man in the world, has lost more than one-third of his body weight and now weighs just over 800 pounds thanks to an international team of doctors led by Dr. Barry Sears, creator of the Zone Diet ... To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: After decades of failed weight loss... (PR Newswire)
Dieting and Nutrition Myths Feb 27, 2008
reports the results of a comparative study of popular diets including Weight Watchers, the Atkins diet, the South Beach diet, the Zone diet, the New Glucose Revolution plan and the Ornish Plan. Researchers found that diets high in complex carbohydrates and fibre (whole grain bread, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, high-fibre cereals, beans, fruits, legumes, potatoes, etc. (Suite101.com)
New Jersey Plastic Surgeon Dr. Paul M. Parker Answers The Tough Questions You Need to Ask to Size Up Your Surgeon Jan 23, 2008
He works out at the gym three to four times a week and is a follower of the Zone Diet. Together, these allow him the stamina and energy to perform lengthy procedures and maintain an active schedule with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Researchers Nix Low-carb Diet Dec 18, 2007
17, 2007) For most of the past decade, there was much hubbub about the Atkins and Zone diets ... ASU researchers Carol Johnston and Pamela Swan, along with collaborators Sherrie Tjonn and Andrea White, both registered dieticians, and Barry Sears of the Inflammation Research Foundation and creator of the Zone diet, have published three papers during the last two years, appearing in Osteoporosis International, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and, most recently, in the Journal of the... (Science Daily)
Study Rates Heart Health of Popular Diet Plans Oct 6, 2007
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School ranked daily meal plans and food recommendations in the Ornish Plan, the Zone Diet, Atkins, two Weight Watchers plans, the South Beach Diet, the New Glucose Revolution and the 2005 MyPyramid plan. The rankings were based on the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), which uses the daily dietary intake of fruits, vegetables, fats, fiber, nuts, soy and white meats instead of red meat to determine how much benefit a diet has for heart... (Health-Finder)
Outta here! Professional purgers'... Sep 12, 2007
Household desk -- put your desk on a zone diet. Purging: Begin by throwing away the no-brainers, including junk mail, expired coupons, brochures, and catalogs. (CNN -- Law)
La-La Land lets Lindsay Lohan off easy Aug 24, 2007
No Zone Diet entrees in jail ... They have to be separated from the common folk; they tend to be claustrophobic, and most prisons dont offer Zone Diet entrees in the cafeteria. (MSNBC -- News)
Dropping Weight ... And Keeping it Off Aug 9, 2007
Three of the four diets in the study are heavily promoted regimens that have made their originators famous: the Atkins diet and the Zone diet, which both emphasize high-protein foods, and the Ornish diet, a plan that prohibits most fatty foods. The fourth was the no-frills, low-fat diet that most nutrition experts recommend. (Scientific American)
$4,000 a month just to get poor old body to 'normal' Jul 7, 2007
and Botox and semiweekly hair blowouts, pro makeup applications and tanning salons and weekly manicures and thigh tighteners, Zone Diet food deliveries and brow waxes and all manner of peel and tuck and slap and spank. And, indeed, Ginger looks pretty good overall, at least in the picture, which I gotta say for a grand a week you'd damn well better look good or something is deeply amiss. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Diets just make you fatter Apr 11, 2007
" Related links Also in News Font size: Send this article: Have Your Say Latest Comments: If you gain back the weight in 5 years, so what? Atleast you have been slim for that period of time! No bad, I think. If you use an anti-wrinkle cream and the wrinkles come back after 5 years....hey, not bad at all! Posted by: Harvinder Johar of Tokyo 12:16pm today Please, do not fall into the habit of eating or feeding your children fast food. It is truly a poorer quality of food than you realize. The high... (Daily Telegraph)
MARKAZI: Lakers teammates inflicted with 'Kobe-dar' Mar 27, 2007
SI.com - Writers - Arash Markazi: - Monday March 26, 2007 12:35PM. Kobe isn't leaving that magical place anytime soon. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Atkins Fares Best in Study Of Four Weight-Loss Regimens Mar 22, 2007
"There was significantly more weight loss on the Atkins diet after one year only when compared with the Zone diet. This directly contradicts their primary conclusion.". All low-carbohydrate diets are not necessarily created equal, however. (Yahoo News -- Diet and Nutrition)
LEAN PLATE CLUB: Study shows how frustrating -- and difficult -- weight loss can be Mar 14, 2007
In case you missed the recent headlines, Gardner and his colleagues reported on a yearlong trial in overweight and obese women that compared four diets: the very low-carbohydrate Atkins approach; the Zone diet, a lower-carbohydrate regimen created by author Barry Sears; the very low-fat, mostly vegetarian plan by physician Dean Ornish; and a conventional reduced-calorie and low-fat approach developed by Kelly Brownell, director of Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The $2... (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Half-Ton Man Leaves House After 5 Years Mar 9, 2007
Uribe chose to accept help from Mexican nutritionists working with the Zone diet ... But Uribe chose to accept help from Mexican nutritionists working with the Zone diet. (CBS News)
Half-ton man gets to leave house at last Mar 9, 2007
Mexican who once weighed 1,235 pounds feels sun for first time in 5 years Forklift places bedridden man on truck for joyous ride around town Man refused bariatric surgery, is using high-protein Zone diet He hopes to reach goal of 250 pounds within four years Adjust font size ... But Uribe chose to accept help from Mexican nutritionists working with the Zone diet. (CNN -- World)
Real Food for Real People: Mar 9, 2007
The Zone tells you to get 30 percent of your calories from protein and only 40 percent from carbs, but the average Zone dieter never met the protein quota or obeyed the carb limit ... Of Atkins, he , "It's a lot easier to follow a diet that tells you to eat bacon and brie than to eat predominantly fruits and vegetables." Dr. Barry Sears, architect of the Zone diet, that "what the subjects ate in the JAMA study had no relationship to any of the diet programs that were supposedly being tested. ...... (Slate)
Most Viewed Articles Mar 8, 2007
Dr. Barry Sears, developer of the Zone diet, believes it helps keep insulin levels in check. Some nutritionists say the low-calorie nature of the diet is hard to stick with for long.. (San Jose Mercury News)
Atkins Beats Other Diets, But Not By Much Mar 8, 2007
Overweight women on the Atkins plan lost more weight over a year than those on the low-carb Zone diet ... The study "had a good concept and incredibly pathetic execution," said Zone diet creator Barry Sears ... 5 pounds for the Zone dieters. (CBS News)
Study backs worth of Atkins diet Mar 8, 2007
" The researchers randomly assigned 311 women to one of four diets: Atkins diet: the lowest carbohydrate diet The Zone diet: also low-carbohydrate, focuses on a 40:30:30 ratio of carbohydrates to protein to fat, a balance said to minimize fat storage and hunger The LEARN diet: Low in fat and high in carbohydrates The Ornish diet: Very high in carbohydrates and extremely low in fat The study was set up to mimic real-world conditions. The participants attended weekly diet classes for the first... (BBC News -- Health)
Atkins Pounds Other Popular Diets in U.S. Test Mar 8, 2007
Women on the Atkins plan lost nearly 11 pounds on average over 12 months -- almost double that of participants on the Zone diet, the Ornish diet, and a diet favored by nutritionists called LEARN. ... The hugely popular Zone diet advocates a daily rationing of food energy: 40 percent from carbohydrates, 30 percent from protein and 30 percent from fat. (MEDLINEplus)
Atkins beats Zone, Ornish and U.S. diet advice Mar 8, 2007
5 pounds for Zone dieters Atkins dieters lost average 13 pounds at six months, then most began regaining Study not fair, critics say; by end, few were following any of the diets very strictly Adjust font size ... Overweight women on the Atkins plan lost more weight over a year than those on the low-carb Zone diet ... The study "had a good concept and incredibly pathetic execution," said Zone diet creator Barry Sears. (CNN)
Diet Study Tips Scale In Favor Of Atkins Plan Mar 8, 2007
The Zone diet, also low-carbohydrate, focuses on a 40:30:30 ratio of carbohydrates to protein to fat, a balance said to minimize fat storage and hunger. The LEARN (Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitudes, Relationships and Nutrition) diet follows national guidelines reflected in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food pyramid - low in fat and high in carbohydrates. (Science Daily)
Ornish: New Atkins diet study flawed Mar 8, 2007
He cited the study to say that Atkins followers lost more weight only when it was compared to the Zone diet ... 0 kilograms, Zone dieters lost 3 ... Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomized trial. (Food Consumer)
Weight a minute! Trendy diets fail Mar 8, 2007
8 pounds, and those on the low-carb Zone diet lost 3. 5 pounds over 12 months. (New York Daily News)
Weighing the results of popular diets Mar 8, 2007
Followers of the Zone diet were aiming for 40% of their calories from carbs and 30% from protein, but ended up consuming more than 45% carbs and just 20% protein ... The Ornish low-fat dieters lost nearly five pounds, while the Zone dieters lost just 3. (Moneyweb)
Atkins diet most effective among women: study Mar 8, 2007
The Zone Diet, which was created by Dr. Barry Sears, aims at achieving stable blood sugar levels and eicosanoids ... The women who followed the Zone diet aimed to eat food containing 40 per cent of carbohydrates, 30 per cent protein, and 30 per cent fat ... For example, the Atkins diet recommends the lowest level, while the Zone diet advises slightly more. (CTV.ca)
Researchers say Atkins diet works better Mar 7, 2007
The Atkins diet became popular after the 2001 publication of "Dr. Atkins' Diet New Revolution." The Zone diet is also low-carbohydrate ... 8 pounds and the Zone dieters lost 3. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Study of 4 diets puts Atkins atop the food chain Mar 7, 2007
They were randomly assigned to one of the plans: the Ornish diet based on the best-selling book Eat More, Weigh Less, by California cardiologist Dean Ornish; the Barry Sears Zone diet, which prescribes a blend of carbohydrates, proteins and fats; the LEARN (Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitudes, Relationships and Nutrition) diet based on national dietary guidelines; and the Atkins plan, based on Dr. Robert C. Atkins' book, New Diet Revolution. All plans included increased physical activity of some... (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Atkins method outdistances other diets in weight study Mar 7, 2007
Barry Sears' Zone Diet, a blend of carbs, proteins and fats. The LEARN Diet, based on dietary guidelines. (AZCentral -- News)
Into the Mouths of Babes: Childhood Obesity Mar 7, 2007
My wife and I follow the zone diet which lays out an easy method to calculate both. As a result we are both very healthy and have below average body fat percentages for our age groups. (New York Times)
Is Atkins diet OK? Mar 7, 2007
In an article published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from Stanford University reported that the Atkins diet resulted in more weight loss over a year than three other diets the Zone diet, Ornish diet and LEARN diet ... Dr. Barry Sears, author of "The Zone Diet," said to take the findings "with a grain of salt.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Study: Of 4 diets, Atkins does best Mar 7, 2007
The Zone diet uses a 40:30:30 ratio of carbohydrates, protein and fat. The Ornish diet is very high in carbohydrates and extremely low in fat, researchers said. (Newsday -- Health)
Study touts Atkins as king of diets Mar 7, 2007
Overweight women on the Atkins plan lost more weight over a year than those on the low-carb Zone diet ... 5 pounds for the Zone dieters. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Atkins is big winner in weight-loss study Mar 7, 2007
5 pounds for the Zone diet, which calls for a set ratio of carbohydrate, protein and fat. The participants weighed an average of 190 pounds when the study began. (Los Angeles Times)
Low-Carb Atkins Pulls Ahead in Four-Diet Face-Off Mar 7, 2007
The four diets, representing a spectrum of low to high carbohydrate intake, included the Atkins diet (very low in carbohydrates), the Zone diet (low in carbohydrates), the Ornish diet (high in carbohydrates), and the LEARN diet (Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitudes, Relationships, and Nutrition; low in fat, high in carbohydrates, based on national guidelines) ... However, mean 12-month weight loss was significantly different for only the Atkins and Zone diets (P ... 9 mg/dL, for Zone dieters, 2. (MedPage Today)
MMB N.Y. Begins Living in the Zone Jan 7, 2007
Zone was built on the vision of Barry Sears, creator of the Zone Diet and author of a related line of books ... Zone was established in 2002 and is built on the vision of Barry Sears, creator of the Zone Diet and author of a related line of books. (AdWeek)
Impact Of Under-Reporting Calorie Intake On Dietary Patterns And Weight Jan 4, 2007
-- The Zone diet is a diet popularized in books by Barry Sears. It advocates balancing protein and carbohydrate ratios instead of caloric thinking as an approach to eating. (Science Daily)
