A consistent increase in excess body fat. In November of 1998, the U.S. Surgeon General declared an epidemic of obesity in America. The solution to this apparent riddle might surprise you, but the explanation is simple. Eating fat in the proper amounts will not make you fat. Your genetic biochemical response to these carbohydrates is what makes you fat.
Carbohydrates greatly stimulate insulin secretion.
Since your body has a limited capacity to store carbohydrates, insulin directs excess carbohydrates to be converted into fat. Whether recently ingested food will be used for immediate energy or stored as body fat depends on whether you are in the Zone. The closer you adhere to a Zone diet, the less excess body fat you will have. Permanent fat loss is possible once you know the facts. Click here to learn more about what results you can expect.