Issue #77
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Dangers of the Zone Diet
With a plethora of different diet types around, it's prudent to consider
what is safe. After all, the purpose of a good diet is for you to
reach your goal weight, and maintain it for some time. But did you
know there are significant health dangers is many diets?
What is the Zone Diet?
The Zone Diet, proposed by Barry Sears, considerably lowers your intake
of carbohydrates, and this includes reducing the amount of fruits,
vegetables, and whole grains you're allowed to consume.
The Zone Diet sets a 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein, and 30% fat food
intake ratio. The theory of the Zone Diet is that eating
carbohydrates raises your blood sugar, which increases the insulin, and
the amount of fat uptake in your body.
What are the Dangers of the Zone Diet?
The facts ignored by the Zone Diet are that people who consume a sizable
amount of fruits and vegetables have a significantly lower risk of heart
disease and cancer. People consuming a good selection of these
foods are also leaner, on average, than those who don't. That fact
alone is a statistic worth remembering.
There are additional dangers to consider. Diets higher in fat and
protein and lower in carbohydrates, such as the Zone Diet, also lead to
higher risks of stroke, high blood pressure, and adult onset diabetes,
according to clinic studies.
The Dangers over time
Low carbohydrate diets produce a quicker loss of fluid loss, initially.
This is usually mistaken as weight loss. But your fluid levels vary
each day, and are in no way related to fat loss. (See
Lose 10
pounds)
In addition, if the calorie intake is too low, what is lost in the diet
is lean muscle tissue, rather than fat. Unfortunately, such weight
loss is regained just as quickly.
Putting the Dangers into Perspective
The Zone Diet is low in fruits and vegetables, and grains, and is
extremely low in fiber. Low fiber diets are directly linked to
markedly increase risks of bowl cancer.
Those seeking a safer alternative, should consider a much healthier and
effective approach, such as
Slim for Life.
For more information of the dangers of the Zone Diet, other low
carbohydrate diets, and safer alternatives, see the links below.
Related Information
Diet
Dr Aktins Diet Center
Adkins Diet Center
Low Carbohydrate Dieting Instructions
Why
have all the diets you've tried failed?
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