The Zone Quotes

“That's why the recent popularity of juicing (the removal of fiber from fruits to make easy-to-drink juices) has been a disaster. Juicing simply removes a primary control rod (i.e., fiber) from the carbohydrate, meaning that the carbohydrate enters the bloodstream too fast.”
― Barry Sears, The Zone: A Revolutionary Life Plan to Put Your Body in Total Balance for Permanent Weight Loss: Revolutionary Life Plan to Put Your Body – Based on ... ... Food as Medicine for Permanent Fat Loss

“Surprisingly, the second group of individuals who tend to be protein malnourished are elite athletes—especially women. Their protein demands are often exceedingly high because of their greater amounts of lean body mass and higher levels of physical activity. These hard-working athletes tend to consume more than enough calories, but they rarely eat adequate levels of protein.”
― Barry Sears, The Zone: A Revolutionary Life Plan to Put Your Body in Total Balance for Permanent Weight Loss: Revolutionary Life Plan to Put Your Body – Based on ... ... Food as Medicine for Permanent Fat Loss

“Maintain a beneficial ratio of protein to carbohydrate every time you eat. This one simple rule is the foundation for constructing a Zone-favorable diet. And what is that beneficial ratio of protein to carbohydrate? The ideal is about 0.75—that's three grams of protein to every four grams of carbohydrate. That's the ideal. But there's a range of beneficial protein-to-carbohydrate ratios that are still Zone-favorable—between about 0.6 and 1.0 (see”
― Barry Sears, The Zone: A Revolutionary Life Plan to Put Your Body in Total Balance for Permanent Weight Loss: Revolutionary Life Plan to Put Your Body – Based on ... ... Food as Medicine for Permanent Fat Loss