Barry Sears was born on June 6,1947 and is an American biochemist and author best known for creating and promoting the Zone diet,.
12 Facts About Barry Sears
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In more recent years, Sears has popularized the use of high-dose Omega-3 fatty acids and polyphenols to further reduce inflammation.
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Barry Sears began studying lipids primarily because their difficulty in studying made them an under-examined field of research.
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Barry Sears released his first book in 1995, The Zone: A Dietary Road Map.
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Barry Sears began his business career in 1976, as the founder and president of one of the first biotechnology startup companies in Massachusetts developing lipid-based delivery systems for cancer drugs.
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Barry Sears believed that the drug delivery principles could be applied to diet, in order to control the levels of eicosanoids to ultimately control inflammation.
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In 1995, Barry Sears released his first book, The Zone: A Dietary Road Map.
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In 1997, Barry Sears released his second book, Mastering the Zone.
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Barry Sears continued to apply his dietary approach to other areas of health influenced by inflammation, and published his first book on anti-aging, The Anti-Aging Zone, in 1999.
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Barry Sears released his most recent book, The Mediterranean Zone, in 2014, focusing on the role of polyphenols in the inflammatory response.
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Currently, Barry Sears has published 15 books that have sold more than 6 million copies in the United States.
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Barry Sears continues his research as the president of the non-profit Inflammation Research Foundation in Peabody, Massachusetts.