The diet I chose is called the Zone diet, which keeps insulin levels within the therapeutic zone means, staying in "The Zone." It involves reducing the intake of carbohydrates to ensure healthy insulin levels and consuming plenty of omega-3 fatty acids and polyphenols. Its purpose is to reduce dietary inflammation.
There’s some background information I wanted to share how everything came about. The person who developed the Zone diet is Dr. Barry Sears, who claims it is closely linked to ideas of human evolution, with the aim of preventing "diet-controlled inflammation." The benefits include healthier weight, less sickness, and slower aging. Just 8,000 years ago, grains, bread, and pasta were not part of the human diet. Human genes change …show more content…
For the last few hundreds of thousands of years, people have mostly eaten food from two food groups: lean protein and natural carbohydrates, such as fruits and fiber-rich vegetables. Dr. Sears argues that human genes are still those of the hunter-gatherer, rather than the farmer. Farming is a relatively new phenomenon, as far as our genes are concerned. In other words, our genes have not yet adapted to a diet of consuming farmed products. People are not programmed to consume large amounts of processed carbohydrates. When they do, unpleasant biochemical reactions occur within the …show more content…
The more carbohydrates people consume, the more insulin they secrete. Insulin turns excess carbohydrates into stored fat. Dietary fat does not trigger insulin secretion. The diet has four pillars (aims that a person has to bring together to make it part of their way of life) which include: restricting calories with hunger or fatigue, maintaining appropriate levels of inflammation in the body, using dietary polyphenols to activate genes for improved wellness, and controlling the inflammation caused by gut
There’s some background information I wanted to share how everything came about. The person who developed the Zone diet is Dr. Barry Sears, who claims it is closely linked to ideas of human evolution, with the aim of preventing "diet-controlled inflammation." The benefits include healthier weight, less sickness, and slower aging. Just 8,000 years ago, grains, bread, and pasta were not part of the human diet. Human genes change …show more content…
For the last few hundreds of thousands of years, people have mostly eaten food from two food groups: lean protein and natural carbohydrates, such as fruits and fiber-rich vegetables. Dr. Sears argues that human genes are still those of the hunter-gatherer, rather than the farmer. Farming is a relatively new phenomenon, as far as our genes are concerned. In other words, our genes have not yet adapted to a diet of consuming farmed products. People are not programmed to consume large amounts of processed carbohydrates. When they do, unpleasant biochemical reactions occur within the …show more content…
The more carbohydrates people consume, the more insulin they secrete. Insulin turns excess carbohydrates into stored fat. Dietary fat does not trigger insulin secretion. The diet has four pillars (aims that a person has to bring together to make it part of their way of life) which include: restricting calories with hunger or fatigue, maintaining appropriate levels of inflammation in the body, using dietary polyphenols to activate genes for improved wellness, and controlling the inflammation caused by gut