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From Atkins to the Zone, we've got the information you need to know about many of today's popular diets.
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5-Factor Diet

Learn what you need to know about the 5-Factor Diet by Harley Pasternak.

Atkins Diet

Learn the basics of the Atkins Diet here!

Best Life Diet

Reviews of the Best Life Diet can be found here. If you have tried it, share your opinion on the best life diet.See submissions

Bob Greene's Best Life Diet

Learn more about the diet book called The Best Life Diet, written by Bob Greene, best-known for helping Oprah Winfrey lose weight.

Carbohydrate Addict's Diet

This diet cuts out "bad" carbs and provides you with a "reward meal" every day.

Dieting Personality: Online Weight Loss

What's your dieting personality? Is online weight loss for you? Find out here.

Find the Right Diet Plan: Mail-Order Diet Plans

Mail order diet plans offer convenience and portion control, but are often high in cost. Find out if a mail order diet plan is right for you.

Find Your Diet: Is the Atkins Diet Right for Me?

Is the Atkins Diet for you? Find out if you're willing to make the changes you need to make and if you are included in any groups that should not follow the plan.

Five Factor Diet

The Five Factor Diet sounds simple, but is it practical for the real world? Find out with these reader reviews of the Five Factor Diet.

How does the Atkins Diet work?

The Atkins diet is a low carb diet plan that became very popular in the 1990s and early 2000s. Find out: How does the Atkins Diet work?

How to Use the Glycemic Index

Learn what the Glycemic Index is, how foods are ranked, and how you can begin using it.

Jenny Craig

Learn the basics of the Jenny Craig weight loss program.

Low Carb Diets

Learn more about low-carb diets, from Atkins to SugarBusters!.

Nutri/System Nourish

Learn more about Nutri/System Nourish, a pre-prepared food plan you order through the mail.

Nutrisystem

Nutrisystem reviews from Web site visitors.See submissions

Online Weight Loss Programs - What do You Think of Online Weight Loss Programs

What you do you think about online weight loss programs? Share your tips and advice, or read what other have to say.

Pros and Cons of the Atkins Diet

Learn about the pros and cons of the Atkins diet.

Pros and Cons of The Carbohydrate Addicts Program

Find out the pro's and con's of the Carbohydrate Addicts Program, aka CAD.

Pros and Cons of the Schwarzbein Principle

Learn the pros and cons of the Schwarzbein Prinicple.

Pros and Cons of the SugarBusters! Diet

Learn about the pros and cons of the SugarBusters! diet plan.

Pros and Cons of Weight Watchers

This article will help you understand the pros and cons of the Weight Watchers program.

Schwarzbein Diet - Is the Schwarzbein Diet Right for Me?

Is the Schwarzbein Diet right for you? Find out if you're willing to make the changes it requires.

Schwarzbein Diet - Reader Reviews of the Schwarzbein Diet

Read Reviews of the Schwarzbein Diet or share your review.

South Beach Diet

Learn what this super-popular diet is all about.

SugarBusters!

Find out how this diet teaches you to cut sugar and "bad carbs".

Suzanne Somers

Learn more about Suzanne Somers' diet known as Somersizing.

The 90/10 Diet

The 90 10 Diet is written by Joy Bauer. It focuses on calorie control, and is different from other plans in that it allows a fun food each day. Learn more about the 90 10 diet.

The 90/10 Diet

The 90/10 diet can be found in a book written by nutritionist Joy Bauer called The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan: A Scientifically Designed Balance of Healthy Foods and Fun Foods. Find out what's it's really like with these reviews of the 90/10 Diet.

The Cabbage Soup Diet - Reader Advice on The Cabbage Soup Diet

The Cabbage Soup Diet is a highly-restrictive, short-term diet meant to be followed only for one week. Learn more about it and how to stick to it with this reader advice on the cabbage soup diet.

The Facts About Fad Diets

Learn the facts about fad diets, including why they're dangerous and whether or not they actually work in the long-run.

The Schwarzbein Principle

The Schwarzbein Principle cuts carbs and claims to help "heal" metabolisms.

The Zone

It's all about balance in The Zone.

Users on Mail Delivery Diet Plans

Considering getting a diet plan through the mail? Find out what other users hve to say about mail delivery diet plans.

Very Low Calorie Diets Explained

A very low-calorie diet is a medically-supervised diet plan that produces rapid weight loss.

Volumetrics

Learn more about the diet plan known as Volumetrics, outlined in a book by Dr. Barbara Rolls.

Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers is one of the most well-known weight-loss plans out there. Here is what you need to know about Weight Watchers.

Weight Watchers Momentum

Weight Watchers Momentum is the current version of the Weight Watchers diet plan. It can be followed by attending Weight Watchers meetings or online.

Weight Watchers PointsPlus

Share your Weight Watchers PointsPlus reviews. Or, read other Users' Weight Watchers PointsPlus reviews.See submissions

What is the Cabbage Soup Diet?

The Cabbage Soup Diet is a fad diet that promises a 10 pounds weight loss in just one week. Learn more about the cabbage soup diet.

Is the SugarBusters Diet Right for Me

The "What Diet is Right for Me?" series will help you find out what plans suits you. This installments looks at SugarBusters.

Finding the Right Diet for You

Five questions to ask before choosing a weight loss plan

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