The Macrobiotic Diet

A macrobiotic diet is a type of diet that consists primarily of whole grains, cereals, and vegetables. Early versions of a macrobiotic diet encouraged eating only cooked whole grains, but these more extreme regimens are no longer used because of their potentially dangerous health effects.

The new approach? The macrobiotic diet “promotes whole foods vs….

Living Low-Carb

Living Low-Carb is a weight-loss program that gives dieters tips for adopting a low-carbohydrate lifestyle and tailoring a low-carb diet to their needs and preferences. Throughout her book, Living Low-Carb: The Complete Guide to Long-Term Low-Carb Dieting, Fran McCullough addresses criticisms of a low-carb diet and offers “real-life” stories of people who have successfully made a low-carb diet…

The Lemonade Diet

One diet that is quickly rising (again) in popularity is known as the Master Cleanse Diet or the Lemonade Diet.

The Lemonade Diet was originally known as the Master Cleanse Diet, created in the 1940s and updated in 1976, according to Audrey Young, MS, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian in Newton, Mass. Young says that although the diet was not…

The LA Weight Loss Plan

LA Weight Loss is a center-based weight-loss program that promises to teach people how to lose weight quickly and keep it off. Dieters following the LA Weight Loss program receive a customized plan and support designed to address their individual needs.

LA Weight Loss: How the Program Works

As part of the LA Weight Loss program, you will…

Joy Bauer’s Your Inner Skinny Diet

People who suspect they have a skinny person (or at least a fit and trim person) hidden inside can turn to dietitian Joy Bauer’s diet and exercise plan and book, Your Inner Skinny, to learn how to make the changes that lead to weight loss and let the smaller you out.

“Registered dietitian Joy Bauer has written a…

The Jenny Craig Diet

If you watch television, there is a good chance you have heard of the Jenny Craig diet. A number of celebrities have publicly gone on the Jenny Craig weight-loss program, and they can often been seen on commercials and talk shows.

Losing Weight With the Jenny Craig Diet

The cornerstone of the Jenny Craig diet is support. To get started on…

Healthy Living With Ellie Krieger

If you’ve ever wondered how some chefs can be surrounded by fabulous food and stay slender, check out Healthy Living With Ellie, the weight-loss plan developed by Food Network chef and dietitian Ellie Krieger. While the typical diet comes with a long list of foods you cannot eat under any circumstances, Ellie Krieger takes a different approach with…

The hCG Diet

At the top of the list of odd diet fads, the hCG diet has been widely discredited by scientists, but remains popular because of its weight-loss promise. The diet requires that you eat only 500 calories a day and get daily injections of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG.) Also available in pill form, hCG is the hormone…

The Hallelujah Diet

The Hallelujah Diet is an eating and lifestyle plan based on the following passage from the Bible:

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb and bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for…

The Grapefruit Diet

The Grapefruit Diet, which has also been called the Hollywood Diet, has been around since 1950. There are many versions of this quick weight-loss diet, based on the belief that enzymes found in grapefruit can help burn fat, thereby promoting rapid weight loss. Another claim is that dieters can expect to lose up to 10 pounds after 12…

The Glycemic Index Diet

The Glycemic Index Diet, which is also called the GI Diet, is a weight-loss plan developed by Rick Gallop, a businessman who had trouble losing weight. Gallop bases his plan on the glycemic index, which measures how your body responds to various foods.

The glycemic index was first described about 20 years ago by David Jenkins, a professor…