Barry Sears
Barry Sears
Barry Sears (pronounced: /ˈbæri ˈsɪərz/) is an American biochemist and author, best known for creating and promoting the Zone diet, a fad diet which is not well supported by medical evidence.
Etymology
The name Barry is of Irish and Gaelic origin, meaning "fair-haired". The surname Sears is of English origin, derived from the Old English 'sear', which means 'armour'.
Biography
Barry Sears was born in 1947. He is a widely published scientist and researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying the links between diet, hormones, and health and is a leading authority on the dietary control of hormonal response.
Zone Diet
The Zone diet is a diet popularized in books by Barry Sears. It advocates balancing protein and carbohydrate ratios instead of caloric thinking as an approach to losing weight. The diet postulates that a ratio of 40% carbohydrates, 30% proteins, and 30% fats helps to control insulin levels and maintain the body in a "zone" of weight loss and health improvement.
Related Terms
- Biochemistry: The study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.
- Diet (nutrition): The sum of food consumed by a person or other organism.
- Insulin: A hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood.
- Hormone: A signaling molecule produced by glands in multicellular organisms.
- Weight loss: A decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise) or involuntary (illness) circumstances.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Barry Sears
- Wikipedia's article - Barry Sears
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