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Year: 2026

How Allulose May Support Fat Loss by Naturally Increasing GLP-1

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 14 min read
  • April 3, 2026

Key Takeaways: What if there were a simple sugar that was more powerful than GLP-1 drugs in terms of fat loss?  What if that simple sugar…

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Categories: GLP-1 Drugs, Latest News

What Controls Your Metabolism? The Balance of AMPK and mTOR Explained

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 16 min read
  • March 3, 2026

Key Takeaways Metabolism is incredibly complex. It is dynamic and governed by a highly sophisticated series of interlocking feedback mechanisms to keep it in a zone…

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Categories: Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®

Why Diet Definitions Are So Confusing: Understanding Macronutrients, Calories, and the Zone Diet

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 15 min read
  • February 26, 2026

Key Takeaways Diet definitions are confusing because most diets are defined by philosophy rather than science. A clearer way to define a diet is by three…

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Categories: Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®, Zone Science

Is the Zone Diet Still Ahead of Its Time? The Science Behind Metabolic Control

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 6 min read
  • January 30, 2026

Key Takeaways Yes—the Zone Diet may still be ahead of its time. Unlike most diet trends that focus on eliminating a single nutrient, the Zone Diet…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®

Can Metabolic Engineering Slow Prostate Cancer Growth?

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 8 min read
  • January 22, 2026

Key Takeaways Research suggests that diet may influence prostate cancer progression by altering inflammation and metabolic signaling. A recent clinical study found that omega-3 supplementation and…

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Categories: chronic diseases, Latest News, Metabolic Engineering®

GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Risks, Rebound Weight Gain, and a Metabolic Engineering Alternative

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 8 min read
  • January 22, 2026

Key Takeaways GLP-1 drugs restrict calorie intake, leading to rapid metabolic benefits.  So does Metabolic Engineering®. The critical question is whether those benefits can be sustained…

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Categories: Ask Dr. Sears, GLP-1 Drugs, Latest News

The New U.S. Food Pyramid:  The Good, the Bad, and the Ignored 

  • Barry Sears
  • Estimated read time 6 min read
  • January 13, 2026

Key Takeaways What Does the New USDA Food Pyramid Recommend? The updated USDA dietary guidelines emphasize increasing protein intake and consuming more fruits and vegetables. The…

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Categories: Latest News, Metabolism, Zone Science
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