Pros Promotes eating fat and protein in the diet. Addresses the importance of drinking plenty of water throughout the day. Recommends exercise in combination with diet for weight loss. Recommends snacking throughout the day. Promotes low-fat protein foods.
Complicated rules govern the diet.
Dieters must calculate protein requirements based on complex charts and tables. Strict, controlled diet which does not work for the fast-paced lifestyles of today. Recommends that for the average person a Zone-favorable diet should contain no more than 800 to 1,200 calories a day. Food is treated like a medical prescription. You must treat food as if it were a drug.