Background
As stated in several of his books, the Zone diet was born of his desire to avoid dying of a heart attack, a fate of which all other men in his family had been early victims.
Barry graduated from Palisades Charter High School, in Pacific Palisades, California in June 1964.
Sears graduated with honors from Occidental College in 1968.
Sears graduated from Indiana University in 1971 with a PhD in biochemistry.
Sears completed Postdoctoral Training during 1971-1974 at the University of Virginia Medical School, Department of Biochemistry.
Sears completed Postdoctoral Training in 1974-1975 at Boston University Medical School, Department of Medicine.
As stated in several of his books, the Zone diet was born of his desire to avoid dying of a heart attack, a fate of which all other men in his family had been early victims.
Barry graduated from Palisades Charter High School, in Pacific Palisades, California in June 1964. He graduated with honors from Occidental College in 1968 and graduated from Indiana University in 1971 with a Doctor of Philosophy in biochemistry.
In more recent years, Sears has popularized the use of fish oil and Omega-3 fatty acids. He recently revealed in an interview that he began studying lipids primarily because they were difficult to study. He received postdoctoral training in biochemistry at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and at Boston University Medical School, Department of Medicine, where he was a research instructor.
During 1978-1982 he was a staff scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Magnet Laboratory.
He was President of three small companies during 1976-1999 and is currently Chairman of MedWell Foods Incorporated. and President of Surfactant Technologies Incorporated. and Zone Labs Incorporated.
Barry Sears is a leading authority on the dietary control of hormonal response. He has dedicated his research efforts over the past 30 years to the study of lipids. Besides, Dr. Sears is best-known for creating and promoting the Zone diet. His most famous book "The Zone: A Dietary Road Map" was a No. 1 New York Times best-seller and sold over two million copies in the United States.