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.

Education

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.

Career

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.

Achievements

• 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.

Works

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  • The Mediterranean Zone: Unleash the Power of the World's Healthiest Diet for Superior Weight Loss, Health, and Longevity
  • The Zone: A Revolutionary Life Plan to Put Your Body in Total Balance for Permanent Weight Loss
  • The Anti-Inflammation Zone: Reversing the Silent Epidemic That's Destroying Our Health
  • The Resolution Zone: the science of the resolution response
  • Zone Food Blocks: The Quick and Easy, Mix-and-Match Counter for Staying in the Zone
  • The Zone Diet
  • What to Eat in the Zone: The Quick & Easy, Mix & Match Counter for Staying in the Zone
  • Zone-Perfect Meals in Minutes
  • The Top 100 Zone Foods: The Zone Food Science Ranking System
  • Zone Meals in Seconds: 150 Fast and Delicious Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  • A Week in the Zone: A Quick Course in the Healthiest Diet for You
  • Omega Rx Zone: The Miracle of the New High-Dose Fish Oil
  • Mastering the Zone: The Next Step in Achieving SuperHealth and Permanent Fat Loss
  • Zone Dietary Road Map
  • The Mediterranean Zone: For a Longer, Leaner, Healthier Life
  • Toxic Fat: When Good Fat Turns Bad
  • The Age-Free Zone
  • The Soy Zone: 101 Delicious and Easy-to-Prepare Recipes
  • The Anti-Aging Zone
  • The Zone Collection

Connections

Father:

Dale Sears

Dale Sears died of heart disease at the age of fifty-three.

Spouse:

Lynn Magnuson

Daughter:

Kristin Sears

Daughter:

Kelly Sears