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Zone books comparison tables

Here are some tables comparing different aspects of Dr Sears' Zone books available here in Australia:

Summary
Title		My brief verdict	Aust. RRP	Release date	Is it up to date?
Enter the Zone		Long and difficult - fanatics only	$35.00	1995	not on a few matters*
Mastering the Zone		Good but superseded	$29.95	1997	not on a few matters*
Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes		Okay but too dear	$49.95	1997	yes
Zone Food Blocks		Long list of American foods - zealots only	$45.00	1998	perhaps a few quantities have changed?
The Age-Free Zone		Just theory, interesting but complex	$32.95	1999	yes
A Week in the Zone		Marvelous! A great summary	$18.95	2000	yes
The Soy Zone		Vital for vegetarians, good for all	$29.95	2000	yes
The Top 100 Zone Foods		I really like it	$24.95	2001	yes
The Omega Zone		Good theory, with instruction too	$29.95	2002	yes
Zone Meals in Seconds		Wonderfully practical	$29.95	2004	yes
What to eat in the Zone		Not very useful for Australians	$18.95	2004	yes
The Anti Inflammation Zone		The best Zone book yet	$45.00	2005	yes!
* The main one being the minimum number of blocks per day for adults, which is now 11.

Theoretical information
		What is...	Does it explain...
Title		The nature of its theoretical information	The benefits	Proteins carbohydrates and fats	Insulin and other hormones
Enter the Zone		very thorough	thoroughly	yes	yes
Mastering the Zone		brief	very briefly	yes	briefly
Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes		brief	no	yes	very briefly
Zone Food Blocks		very brief	briefly	yes briefly	no
The Age-Free Zone		very thorough	thoroughly	no	yes
A Week in the Zone		brief	yes	yes	yes
The Soy Zone		brief	yes	yes	yes
The Top 100 Zone Foods		brief	briefly	yes - excellently	briefly
The Omega Zone		very thorough	thoroughly	yes	yes
Zone Meals in Seconds		none	very briefly	no	no
What to eat in the Zone		brief	yes	yes	no
The Anti Inflammation Zone		very thorough	yes	yes	yes

Instructional information
		What is...	Does it explain...
Title		The nature of its instructional information	The "Eyeball" or "Hand-eye" method	The "Block" method	The "1-2-3" method	The "Points" method	Fine tuning
Enter the Zone		lengthy	yes	yes	no	no	no
Mastering the Zone		lengthy	yes	yes	no	no	yes
Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes		very brief	very briefly	briefly	no	no	no
Zone Food Blocks		concise	no	yes	no	no	yes
The Age-Free Zone		none	no	no	no	no	no
A Week in the Zone		concise	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
The Soy Zone		both concise and detailed sections	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
The Top 100 Zone Foods		concise	yes	yes	very briefly	no	briefly
The Omega Zone		concise	yes	yes	no	no	only for fish oil intake
Zone Meals in Seconds		concise	very briefly	very briefly	no	no	no
What to eat in the Zone		concise	yes	yes	no	no	yes
The Anti Inflammation Zone		concise	yes	yes	no	yes	no

Instructional information
		Does it have a section on...
Title		Supplements	Dining out	Kids in the Zone	Shopping / Zoning your kitchen	Cooking tips
Enter the Zone		yes	yes	no	no	no
Mastering the Zone		no	yes	no	yes	no
Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes		yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Zone Food Blocks		no	yes	no	yes	no
The Age-Free Zone		no	no	no	no	no
A Week in the Zone		yes	yes	no	yes	no
The Soy Zone		yes	no	yes	yes	yes
The Top 100 Zone Foods		yes	yes	no	yes	no
The Omega Zone		yes	no	no	no	no
Zone Meals in Seconds		no	yes	yes - excellent	yes	yes
What to eat in the Zone		no	yes	no	yes	no
The Anti Inflammation Zone		yes	no	no	yes	no

Resources
		Does it contain...
Title		Recipes	A week's menu plan for women and men	Normal food block lists*	Extended food block lists**	Glycaemic index lists	Body fat calculation tables***
Enter the Zone		yes a few	no	yes	no	yes	yes
Mastering the Zone		yes - 150	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes		yes - 150	no	yes	no	no	no
Zone Food Blocks		no	no	no	yes	no	no
The Age-Free Zone		yes - just those in the 7 day plans	yes	yes (good choices only)	no	no	no
A Week in the Zone		yes - those in the 7 day plans plus some more	yes	yes	no	no	no
The Soy Zone		yes - 101	yes one (4 block meals)	yes (protein section only contains soy products)	no	no	yes
The Top 100 Zone Foods		yes - 100	no	yes	no	yes	no
The Omega Zone		no	no	yes (good choices only)	no	yes	yes
Zone Meals in Seconds		yes - over 150 nice ones	no	yes	no	no	yes
What to eat in the Zone		yes - just those in the 7 day plans	yes	no	yes	no	no
The Anti Inflammation Zone		yes - just those in the 7 day plans	yes	yes (carbs only)	no	yes (in the form of a Zone points list)	yes
* GZ's food list can be downloaded from here There is an online block list at Dr Sears' site * There is an online body fat calculator at Dr Sears' site

Miscellaneous
		Does it have a section on...
Title		The Zone vs. other diets and critics	Zone FAQs	Testing your own health (a Zone report card)	Testimonials	References
Enter the Zone		no	no	no	yes	no
Mastering the Zone		yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Zone Perfect Meals in Minutes		yes	no	no	no	yes
Zone Food Blocks		no	no	no	no	yes (only 4)
The Age-Free Zone		no	no	no	no	yes
A Week in the Zone		yes	yes	no	yes	yes
The Soy Zone		vs. typical vegetarian diet	yes	yes	no	yes
The Top 100 Zone Foods		yes	no	no	no	yes
The Omega Zone		no	no	yes	no	yes
Zone Meals in Seconds		no	no	no	no	no
What to eat in the Zone		no	no	no	no	no
The Anti Inflammation Zone		yes	no	yes	no	yes

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