The Zone Diet

One change in the information that's been discovered about our bodies and health by medical science is the importance of the correct balance of the major food groups -- fats, proteins and carbohydrates.

I personally really like the Zone Diet by Dr. Barry Sears. Other experts have come up with other versions -- Protein Power, South Beach and others. But the point is to greatly reduce the amount of carbohydrates we injest, especially the low nutrition ones from grains and sweets.

So in a way, traditional weight loss methods of not eating candy, cake etc. can work not because of reducing calories (which are not as important as we've been told), but by reducing excess carbohydrates.

Dr. Atkins went too far in this direction, eating almost only proteins and fats -- too much of those and not enough carbohydrates.

So I personally think the balanced approach of Dr. Barry Sears is a great re-discovery.