zone vs Walford

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Bill wrote:

>is a difference between Walford and Sears on the percentages of

>protein,fats and carbohydrates. Sears is 30/30/40, Walford is 12/12/76 when

>referring to the Biosherian diet (page 20 of Beyond the 120 Year Diet) and

>he softens that somewhat on page 231 where he says the CRON diet calls for

>40 to 80 grams of protein a day for the average sized person and that this

>would amount to 11 to 22 percent of a 1500 calarie per day diet; no more

>than 20 to 25 percent of calories should come from fat with the emphasis on

>MUFAs and omega 3s. The that leaves carbohydrates at 70 to 53 percent if my

>math is right. So there is a difference .

Taken from the zone website: " Low density carbohydrates in the form of

fruits and vegetables are virtually impossible to overeat. " In other words,

eat away of these foods, after your protein and small amt of fat are

accounted for. The calories involved in these foods are so small that

unless you can eat massive quantities (and you probably can't) you'll do OK.

Personally I just " eyeball " my portions as suggested by Sears at the

website: a palm sized portion of protein, a small amt of favorable fat and

about 2/3 of the plate with low GI carbs. I can't imagine going through

life with the exact measurements and calculations to come out with 30/30/40

or whatever. If you " eyeball " according to Sears you should do just fine.

Note the recipes at the website for example, many of which are not exact.

In view of this I still do not see much difference between Walford and

Sears.