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<p><iframe width='560' height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/-aNjzn7zLVI' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe></p>Hello, I'm Ty Mason from TheDiabetesCouncil.com, researcher, writer and I have type 2 diabetes. Today I'm going to answer the question, is the zone diet good for diabetes. But before we get into that, make sure you download my free diabetes management book which also includes a diabetes grocery shopping guide (foods to eat and avoid) by clicking the link below. There have been a lot of “fad” diets over the years. A couple of the crazier ones I found in my research were the cotton ball diet, where people would actually eat cotton balls soaked in orange juice. But crazier than that was the Tape Worm Diet in which people purposefully introduced tape worms into their bodies in an effort to lose weight. There is the Adkins Diet, South Beach Diet, the Grapefruit Diet, Volumetrics, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Paleo and the list goes on and on. The Zone Diet was developed by “Dr” Barry Sears over a 20 year period. While it is true that Barry Sears is a “Dr” he has a PhD in biochemistry (something The Zone Diet’s website neglects to tell you in the “About Dr Sears section in which he is pictured wearing a lab coat much like medical doctors wear) From what I could find on the Zone Diets webpage as a brief summary of the diet states, “The key factor in Zone Diet is the hormonal balance you achieve while eating each skillfully prepared meal. With a food plan comprising an accurate balanced ratio of carbohydrates (40%), fat (30%) and proteins (30%); you actually get to eat foods, which control your body's insulin production.” The claims of Barry Sears is that his diet an actually reverse Type 2 diabetes. The US Army Research Institute of Medicine decided to put the claims to test. As of 2013, there were "no cross sectional or longitudinal studies examining the potential health merit of adopting a Zone Diet per se, closely related peer-reviewed findings from scientific research cast strong doubt over the purported benefits of this diet. When properly evaluated, the theories and arguments of popular low carbohydrate diet books like the Zone rely on poorly controlled, non-peer-reviewed studies, anecdotes and non-science rhetoric." There is some evidence that the Zone Diet can help you lose weight, but to reverse diabetes? That is a far fetched claim. In “Debunking The Zone Diet” Medical Doctor Charles Atwood goes so far as to say, “without careful monitoring, this type of diet may lead to "ketosis" …. If ketosis sounds familiar, it's the result when insulin-dependent diabetics can't metabolize carbohydrates without their insulin injections -- a state leading up to diabetic coma.” So, is the Zone Diet good for diabetes? I know I will catch some heat from some of you “Zonies” at my answer. You can lose weight fast but the initial weight loss is water and lean muscle rather than fat. From experience with “low carb” diets, I must conclude that “NO” the Zone not only will never reverse your diabetes, it is a dangerous diet without strict monitoring. I hope this answered your question is the zone diet good or bad for diabetes. Don’t forget to get your diabetes management book by clicking the link in the description box below. Let me know if you have any other diabetes related questions. Thank you I am Ty Mason .<br /><p>As found on <a target='_blank' href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aNjzn7zLVI' rel="noopener noreferrer">Youtube</a></p>