Zone Diet 403030
3 min
Table of contents
Share
ZONE DIET 403030
This is a diet followed in several countries around the world and the subject of numerous books, which promotes the physical and mental well-being of the individual.
In reality it is not defined as a weight-loss diet as such, but as an eating method that regulates the ratio of the three main macronutrients we take in with food, which affect not only our physical health but our mental health too.
The three macronutrients are: carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
The obvious question is what the ideal ratio between these three macronutrients is.
Well, the answer is the famous 40-30-30 ratio, that is 40% carbohydrates, 30% fats and 30% proteins.
THE RULES TO FOLLOW
In the Zone diet, an energy value of 100 kcal conventionally corresponds to 1 block.
Each block is made up of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and each person must take a set number of blocks based on their weight, lean mass and fat mass.
It is important to have five meals over the course of the day (breakfast, lunch and dinner plus two snacks), always including all three macronutrients. It is also essential to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.
Online or in books dedicated to the Zone diet you can find various dedicated menus and sample tables.
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE ZONE DIET 403030
As a diet with more protein and fewer carbohydrates than the normal (Mediterranean) diet, the Zone diet helps maintain lean mass (muscle), both through the anabolic effect of protein (it induces greater synthesis of proteins, essential components of muscle) and through its thermogenic effect (weight for weight, protein causes a greater rise in body temperature than carbohydrates and fats).
So it is fair to say that the Zone diet is, to all intents and purposes, a weight-loss diet.
All this without giving up a normal intake of fats, which play an important role not only in terms of energy (essential, for example, in endurance sports) but also metabolically (they carry essential vitamins such as A - E - D) and structurally (they are the main components of cell membranes, particularly in nervous tissue - the brain).
Carbohydrates and fats are indispensable for anyone who is physically active.
A lower carbohydrate intake, however, translates into lower insulin levels, with less conversion of sugars into fats, a process promoted precisely by insulin.
OTHER DIETS AND THE ADAPTATION PROCESS
With reference to what was written in the previous paragraph, it is important to understand why a balanced diet is recommended over other types of diet.
Our body adapts astonishingly well to the conditions it is subjected to. For this reason cutting carbohydrates and fats out of the diet is not recommended, because it has the opposite effect: the body adapts to the new conditions and slows down its energy-consuming processes.
OUR PRODUCTS
For the reasons listed above, we have decided to offer some supplements that follow the 40-30-30 ratio.
The PROMEAL® ZONE 403030 bar is a balanced protein bar (30%), suitable as a small meal-replacement snack.
It is formulated according to the principles of the Zone diet with a percentage of calories derived from carbohydrates – proteins – fats of 40-30-30 respectively, so it can also be eaten by people following this type of diet. It is available in a 50 g size (2 blocks) or a 26 g size (1 block) in a wide range of flavours.
Our bars are rich in vitamins, suitable for people with lactose intolerance, gluten-free (except for the cereal flavours), free from artificial preservatives and GMO-free (Genetically Modified Organisms).
You can choose from as many as 13 flavours in the 50 g size!
The plant-protein meal replacement PROMEAL® SOY ZONE 403030 is another of our "Zone" products, available in caramel or cocoa flavour.
This is a diet followed in several countries around the world and the subject of numerous books, which promotes the physical and mental well-being of the individual.
In reality it is not defined as a weight-loss diet as such, but as an eating method that regulates the ratio of the three main macronutrients we take in with food, which affect not only our physical health but our mental health too.
The three macronutrients are: carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
The obvious question is what the ideal ratio between these three macronutrients is.
Well, the answer is the famous 40-30-30 ratio, that is 40% carbohydrates, 30% fats and 30% proteins.
THE RULES TO FOLLOW
In the Zone diet, an energy value of 100 kcal conventionally corresponds to 1 block.
Each block is made up of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, and each person must take a set number of blocks based on their weight, lean mass and fat mass.
It is important to have five meals over the course of the day (breakfast, lunch and dinner plus two snacks), always including all three macronutrients. It is also essential to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables.
Online or in books dedicated to the Zone diet you can find various dedicated menus and sample tables.
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE ZONE DIET 403030
As a diet with more protein and fewer carbohydrates than the normal (Mediterranean) diet, the Zone diet helps maintain lean mass (muscle), both through the anabolic effect of protein (it induces greater synthesis of proteins, essential components of muscle) and through its thermogenic effect (weight for weight, protein causes a greater rise in body temperature than carbohydrates and fats).
So it is fair to say that the Zone diet is, to all intents and purposes, a weight-loss diet.
All this without giving up a normal intake of fats, which play an important role not only in terms of energy (essential, for example, in endurance sports) but also metabolically (they carry essential vitamins such as A - E - D) and structurally (they are the main components of cell membranes, particularly in nervous tissue - the brain).
Carbohydrates and fats are indispensable for anyone who is physically active.
A lower carbohydrate intake, however, translates into lower insulin levels, with less conversion of sugars into fats, a process promoted precisely by insulin.
OTHER DIETS AND THE ADAPTATION PROCESS
With reference to what was written in the previous paragraph, it is important to understand why a balanced diet is recommended over other types of diet.
Our body adapts astonishingly well to the conditions it is subjected to. For this reason cutting carbohydrates and fats out of the diet is not recommended, because it has the opposite effect: the body adapts to the new conditions and slows down its energy-consuming processes.
OUR PRODUCTS
For the reasons listed above, we have decided to offer some supplements that follow the 40-30-30 ratio.
The PROMEAL® ZONE 403030 bar is a balanced protein bar (30%), suitable as a small meal-replacement snack.
It is formulated according to the principles of the Zone diet with a percentage of calories derived from carbohydrates – proteins – fats of 40-30-30 respectively, so it can also be eaten by people following this type of diet. It is available in a 50 g size (2 blocks) or a 26 g size (1 block) in a wide range of flavours.
Our bars are rich in vitamins, suitable for people with lactose intolerance, gluten-free (except for the cereal flavours), free from artificial preservatives and GMO-free (Genetically Modified Organisms).
You can choose from as many as 13 flavours in the 50 g size!
The plant-protein meal replacement PROMEAL® SOY ZONE 403030 is another of our "Zone" products, available in caramel or cocoa flavour.
