Who is Barry Sears

Dr. Barry Sears, creator of the Zone Diet, a degree in bio-chemistry, started his scientific studies as a researcher with Boston University School of Medicine and continued at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

From the very start, his interest was in fats which he studied a lot. In particular, he did in-depth research on some natural fats and this enabled him to register global patents for several anti-tumour medicinal products. Starting from these studies on lipids and those of the 1982  Nobel prize winners for physiology and medicine, Bergstrom, Samuelsson and Vane, Barry Sears researched certain hormones, the eicosanoids, discovering that their correct balance can determine wellness and health.

Besides research on food’s hormone effects, Sears extended his studies to nutritional treatment for cancer, neurological problems, cardio-vascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

At present Dr. Sears is continuing his studies as President of Zone Labs, a bio-technology company in Danvers (MA) and is President of the no-profit institution “Inflammation Research Foundation” in Marblehead (MA).

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