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Find Your Diet

Compare Diet Plans and Choose the Right One for You

From , former About.com Guide

Updated April 01, 2011

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With all the diet plans available, how do you find the one that's right for you? Start here! By finding out the major changes required by many popular plans, you can find the one you're willing to stick to for the long-haul.

Is the Atkins Diet Right for Me?

Though its popularity has waned, the high-protein, low-carb Atkins diet remains an option for those who enjoy eating protein-rich foods such as beef or higher-fat foods like butter while dieting.

Is The South Beach Diet Right for Me?

Willing to give up "bad" carbs for "good" carbs?  Find out if the extremely popular carb-reducing diet plan published in the book The South Beach Diet by Dr. Arthur Agatston is right for you.

Is the Schwarzbein Diet Right for Me?

Say sayonara to sweeteners and au revoir to refined foods.  This diet is super-strict but this plan's author promises impressive health benefits in return.

Is SugarBusters Right for Me?

Does banishing baked goods in favor of whole-wheat versions of staples like pasta lead to long-term weight loss? The authors of this plan says cutting sugar is the key to losing fat.

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