Diet Of The Ancients

You're wondering why his title: ‘Diet of the ancients’. Well, the zone diet can be called the diet of the ancients. This diet is based upon the fact what people ate in the past, fruits, vegetables and meats. The main idea is that you must limit and control the ratio of your food types.

The main goal of this great diet is not to take away carbs but only to limit its consumption. Dieters are also encouraged to reduce the consumption of pastas and potatoes. The magical formula that you need to know about the zone diet is 40 – 30 – 30, which means 40 percent of carbs, 30 percent fat and 30 percent protein.

If we think about the fact that we ate like this in the past and our metabolism is still working with this ration, we can understand why it is a healthy weight loss program and a good diet. With limiting the food types to a good ratio, the amount of insulin taken into the body is also limited.

Too much insulin in the body will lead to more body fat being stored, thus becoming overweight. Your carbs should come from fresh vegetables and fruits and your intake of fat should be mainly from olive oil and other monounsaturated fats. The zone diet is a food weight loss program which is healthy and has no risks.

The only slight problem that can be encountered is nutrients loss when the program is not followed correctly. The zone diet is thought to be a very healthy and working program by many scientist and people who tried it as well. I myself tried it, and it had great results. After a month of following the weight loss program, I’ve lost about 15 lbs and it hastened up along the way. I’ve felt lighter, had more energy and a better mood all day long.

Susan Brown
Department of Nutrition for Health
THE WEIGHT LOSS INSTITUTE