The GenoType Diet

The theory behind the GenoType Diet is intriguing: The authors claim that everyone fits into one of six genetic types, referred to as “epi-genotypes,” determined by genetic inheritance. This dynamic relationship between genetic inheritance, diet, and lifestyle supposedly determines your weight.

The authors of this diet are naturopathic physician Peter J. D’Adamo, ND, and Catherine Whitney. D’Adamo is not…

The Fruit Flush Diet

The Fruit Flush diet is a three-day detox diet designed by nutritionist Jay Robb to cleanse your system and help you lose weight. This detox diet plan claims to help you lose up to nine pounds in just three days, conquer food addiction, and jump-start your diet and exercise program.

The Fruit Flush Diet: Basics

The Fruit Flush diet…

French Women Don’t Get Fat Plan

A self-proclaimed “non-diet book,” French Women Don’t Get Fat is a popular eating plan designed by Mireille Guiliano, a French woman who gained weight after visiting America as an exchange student. In her book, Guiliano attempts to share how French women tend to stay thin despite sampling lavish food and wine.

“French Women Don’t Get Fat is…

The 4 Day Diet

The 4 Day Diet is an eating and exercise plan devised by Ian K. Smith, MD, from the TV show “Celebrity Fit Club.” You may be disappointed to find out that The 4 Day Diet isn’t a four-day quick fix, but rather another twist on trying to psych out your metabolism.

The 4 Day Diet: How It Works

The…

The Flavor Point Diet

The Flavor Point Diet, created by Yale physician David L. Katz, MD, sets out to help you lose weight and keep it off without feeling hungry by teaching you to organize your eating according to the flavors of food, while still eating a balanced diet. But can a diet based on your taste buds spell success?

The Flavor…

The Flat Belly Diet

The Flat Belly Diet by Prevention Magazine editor-in-chief Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass, RD, promises readers the tools they need to lose belly fat for good without doing a single crunch and while dropping up to 15 pounds in 32 days.

The basic foundation of the Flat Belly Diet is evidence the authors say links monounsaturated fatty acids…

The 5 Factor Diet

You may have seen Harley Pasternak, personal trainer, and author of the 5 Factor Diet, on TV. You may have even heard testimonials from Hollywood celebrities about this diet plan and wondered if his 5 Factor Diet could help you lose weight. (The 5 Factor Diet Web site is published by the parent company of Everyday Health,…

The Fast Food Diet

The Fast Food Diet, a book by Stephen Sinatra, MD, is based on the premise that it’s not realistic to expect people to completely give up fast food, especially if they eat it regularly. It proposes that people get the facts about fast-food restaurant items to make healthier choices.

The Fast Food Diet: How Does It Work?

Dr. Sinatra…

Eat This, Not That

Eat This, Not That! by David Zinczenko, the editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine, is more of a guide to uncovering hidden fat and calories in restaurant foods than an actual diet. The subtitle boasts that the Eat This, Not That guidelines can help you lose anywhere from to 10 to 30 pounds just by swapping better…

The Eat Right for Your Type Diet

The idea behind the Eat Right for Your Type diet is that following a diet and lifestyle that suit your blood type will make you healthier, let you reach your ideal weight, and even slow down the aging process. That’s according to the author of the book, Eat Right 4 Your Type, Peter J. D’Adamo, MD, a naturopathic…

The Eat More, Weigh Less Diet

The Eat More, Weigh Less Diet was first published in 1993. This low-fat, vegetarian diet was created by Dean Ornish, MD, founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, Calif. Dr. Ornish, clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, demonstrates research that links lifestyle and dietary changes and the…