As part of Zone life style, we avoid unfavorable Carbs. And if you had any doubts, wheat, itself, is not real food, any more.
I did not know this, but wheat was transformed into poison in the 1960's! Here is an article, I came across:
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When we asked cardiologist William Davis, MD, what the worst food for your heart is, he didn't spend long thinking. His answer: Wheat.
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Then he told us that it's also the worst food for your belly. In fact, because of this, he's actually coined a new term. “I call it wheat belly, though I could have just as easily called this condition pretzel brain or bagel bowel or biscuit face since there's not an organ system unaffected by wheat,” says Dr. Davis, author of the new book, Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight. “But wheat's impact on the waistline is its most visible characteristic.”
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If you're carrying around excess belly flab, Dr. Davis's advice is clear: Give up the wheat. While that may sound drastic, he says that it doesn't mean never eating pizza, cookies, and cheesecake again. And that when you kick the wheat out of your diet, you actually quit craving wheat-filled foods.
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Just how powerful is this wheat-free approach? “When my patients gave up wheat, they lost an average of 26.7 pounds each,” says Dr. Davis. This isn't an isolated finding: According to a Mayo Clinic and University of Iowa study, test subjects lost an average of 27.5 pounds each on a wheat-free diet.
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Of course, you're probably wondering: Why is wheat so bad for my waistline? The answer is simple: Because it's not really wheat anymore, says Dr. Davis. He explains that in the 1960s, a small group of scientists in Mexico set out to make wheat easier to grow and more pest resistant. That was good for the farmers, but bad for your health and your weight. The reason, according to Dr. Davis: Genetic engineering transformed wheat into a super carbohydrate that wreaks havoc on your body and makes you fat. And yes, says Dr. Davis, this even applies to the so-called “healthy” whole wheat that nutritionists say you should eat.
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John, I have studied the zone diet for several years, on & off, but never had complete success. I again returned to the zone diet after gaining a bunch of weight over the winter & had moderate success... until, I hit my plateau. I was introduced to the book "Wheat Belly" by a friend & implemented this approach into my zone diet. I lost seven pounds the first week & have lost a total of 12 pounds in 4 weeks. In addition to the weight loss I have enjoyed a number of additional benefits. My ADHD personality has been calmed by the stability of my blood sugar, mu focus is far greater than it has ever been, my energy level is at a new high, my daily productivity has increased greatly, my sleep is deeper, sounder & I awake refreshed & the food has been absolutely fabulous. I found the combination of the zone diet & the wheat belly principles have been very positive in my life & I look w/ optimism at my goal of losing another 40 pounds of body fat, in my quest to gain the best health I have ever had before in my life. The interesting thing about it is, when I read other dietary principles they say a male of my age (54 years) & a high activity level needs between 2500 & 3000 calories a day for a weight loss diet. I am finding success in my dietary program, eating better than ever & maintaining a lifestyle w/o hunger on an approximate 1600-1800 calorie per day diet. I have a long way to go, but, I know I am on the right track. The wheat belly principles have sure made the restricted calories of the zone diet much more tolerable. george

sounds like a good read!

I ordered Wheat Belly, but after skimming through, I found I knew most of the information.
I sent it back, which they are good about; but it is a Rodale Press book.
And once Rodale Press has your address, you will be sent a lot of "Free Trial" book offers.