Is the Zone Diet safe for HepC patients?

[ChrisDDD]

Well, the title is my question.  I hope somebody answers.  I posted a question about Acai Berry a few months ago and got no response.  I'm genotype 1b, failed all three treatments, and Stage 2 Grade 3 or vice versa.  Thanks.

[Isobella]

I had a test on this very topic today.  On the Zone Diet (at least according to my textbook) the good thing was that this diet encourages mostly healthy foods.  You eat the right mix of fats, carbs and protein and that keeps you trim and healthy by lowering insulin.  

The only bad thing they said about this diet is that the author stated he believed this diet would one day be "considered the primary treatment for all chronic diesease states, with drugs being used as secondary backup"

Sounds like a good diet as far as the food goes.......as long as you don't believe it will cure diseases.

Sorry to hear of your tx failures.  Good for you for wanting to be eat a healthy diet.

Isobella

[Marcia2202]

With the right balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats, you can control three major hormones generated by the diet – insulin, glucagon and eicosanoids.

Insulin – A storage hormone. Excess insulin makes you fat and keeps you fat. It also accelerates silent inflammation

Glucagon – A mobilization hormone that tells the body to release stored carbohydrates at a steady rate, leading to stabilized blood sugar levels. This is key for optimal mental and physical performance.

Eicosanoids – These are the hormones that ultimately control silent inflammation. They are also master hormones that indirectly orchestrate a vast array of other hormonal systems in your body.

[Marcia2202]

From what I have read so far, it seems to be reasonable.

[Marcia2202]

The Zone Diet Explained
Diet is not a dirty word.

It comes from the Greek root meaning "way of life". This is what the Zone Diet is. It's a way of life to help control gene expression to give you the longer and better life we all aspire to.

The Zone Diet gives you the power to turn some genes on and turn other genes off. As a result, you feel your energy soar, watch your waistline shrink, and say goodbye to hunger. In the Zone you are now taking wellness into your own hands.

Any diet that uses the word high or low to describe it is hormonally unsustainable. The only diet that can maintain hormonal balance for a lifetime must use the word moderate to describe it. That’s what the Zone Diet is.

It’s moderate in:

    • Low-fat protein

    • Low glycemic-load carbs(mostly fruits and vegetables)

    • Heart-healthy monounsaturated fats

The Zone Diet is about balancing your hormones within a specific range to control hunger on fewer calories while still getting the proper nutrients your body needs for long-term health. The Zone Diet can best be described as a moderate-carbohydrate, moderate-protein, moderate fat diet that has approximately one gram of fat for every two grams of protein and three grams of carbohydrates (the Zone 1-2-3 Method™). These ratios represent the newest dietary recommendations from the Joslin Diabetes Research Center at Harvard Medical School for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

[WriteItDown]

I don't really know much about the zone diet either, but I would think as long as it's balanced, and you're getting enough fat to absorb the ribavirin, it should be fine.

Sorry to hear you failed 3 treatments! That sounds rough.  Are you planning to try again with Telaprevir or something?

[Marcia2202]

Sorry you didn't get a response to your prior questions, maybe no one knew the answer.

I have not heard of the Zone Diet, so I cannot give you an answer.

I'm sorry to hear that you treated 3 times without any success.

Marcia