Mediterranean Zone

Barry Sears PhD is one of the world's leading medical researchers on the hormonal effects of food. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 13 books, including The Zone, Mastering the Zone, and Zone-Perfect Meals in Minutes. His books have sold more than six million copies and have been translated into 22 languages. Dr Sears has been a frequent guest on US national TV (including 20/20, Today and Good Morning America) and a focused PR campaign is set to repeat this in the UK. A former research scientist at the Boston University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he continues his research on the inflammatory process as the president of the not-for-profit Inflammation Research Foundation in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

• The Zone at a glance; Part I - Mastering the Mediterranean Zone: The coming reckoning; Inflammation - the real reason we gain weight, get sick and age at a faster rate; Mastering the Zone diet for a lifetime; The Mediterranean diet - facts and fiction; The Mediterranean Zone - the evolution of the Mediterranean diet; Anti-inflammatory supplements for the Mediterranean Zone; Part II - The science of polyphenols: Polyphenols - the next essential nutrients; Polyphenols and gut health; Polyphenols and oxidative stress; Polyphenols and longevity; Part III - The industrialisation of food and the rise of diet-induced inflammation; Chasing the wrong food villains; Part IV - The future of medicine: Epigenetics - opening Pandora's genetic box; Reclaiming our genetic future. Appendices