Barry Sears, Ph.D. is a biochemist (b. June 6, 1947, Long Beach, CA), best known for creating and promoting the Zone diet, which is aimed at achieving stable blood sugar levels, hormonal balance, and good health. As stated in several of his books, the Zone diet was born of his desire to avoid dying of a heart attack, a fate that all other men in his family had been victims of. In more recent years, Sears has popularized the use of fish oil and Omega-3 fatty acids to reduce system-wide inflammation in the body.
The Zone: A Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently: Reset Your Genetic Code: Prevent Disease: Achieve Maximum Performance, Harper Collins, May 1995.
Mastering the Zone, Harper Collins, 1997.
Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes, Harper Collins, 1997.
Zone Food Blocks, Harper Collins, 1998.
The Anti-Aging Zone, Harper Collins, 1999.
A Week in the Zone, Harper Collins, 2000.
The Soy Zone, Harper Collins, 2000.
100 Great Zone Foods, Harper Collins, 2001
The Omega Rx Zone, Harper Collins, 2002
Zone Meals in Seconds, Harper Collins, 2004.
The Anti-Inflammation Zone, Harper Collins, 2005.
Toxic Fats: When Good Fat Turns Bad, Harper Collins, 2008.
28 articles in biochemistry, medical, pharmacy, and nutrition journals
13 U.S. patents for blood tests, processing chemical compounds, reducing blood pressure, and reducing excess insulin.
4 U.S. patents pending for reducing inflammation in the body