The Zone explains in detail the underlying science behind the Zone and why you want to be there. With more than 1,000,000 hard copies in print, The Zone has been translated into nine languages and was the #1 best-selling nutrition/health book in 1996. This revolutionary approach to diet is a lifelong health program designed to bring the body into total balance. Food is not the enemy here, but rather a catalyst--the essential ingredient needed to allow the body to function at its absolute and efficient peak. This book prescribes easy-to-follow and nonrestrictive dietary guidelines based on maintaining a favorable ratio of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates--a balance that in turn stabilizes and maximizes the hormones that regulate our weight and height. The book supplies readers with charts,lists,and recipes designed to maintain a completely balanced diet.