Gradual Change of the Weight Watchers Diet by Luke Sanger
... The Core Plan When the Atkins Diet and the South Beach diet became more and more popular, Weight Watchers had to come up with a different variation to compete with these diets to be able to keep their dieters happy and feeling like they were still using a diet that was modern and up to day. So, the Core Plan was invented to mirror the Atkins and South Beach diets respectively. In essence, the Core Plan eliminates certain foods all together and focuses on “core” foods that they should eat ...

Diet and Exercise Tips by Allison Burr-Miller
... · The Atkins diet pioneered the idea of the ‘evil’ carbohydrate · Vegan and vegetarian diets are often scorned for lacking protein (despite steps taken to incorporate non-carnal proteins into such diets) · Low-fat diets are faulted with providing too little fat, and consequently the body has nothing to absorb nutrients with · Weight Watchers and other such diets often require too much portion control for the casual dieter, and as a result seem destined for failure · The grapefruit diet ...

Do the Weight Loss Experts Actually Agree? by Adam Waxler
... However, the bottom line of each and every one of the Atkins Diet, the South Beach Diet, the Zone Diet, the American Diabetes Association diet, and the American Heart Association's Heart Healthy Diet -- all of them - is to derive the greatest portion of your caloric intake for the day from low carbohydrate vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, summer squash, and fruits with high calorie and antioxidant counts. It is when it comes to whole grains that the controversy seems ...

On-line Weight Watchers Diet Helper for Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and Mobile Phones by Laura Ciocan
... As the popularity of low-carb diets has lost ground throughout 2004 and sales have dropped, the company behind the Atkins Diet is planning to launch a similar product for mobile phones and handheld computers on the market. The product, available at the beginning of 2005, will be so affordable that it will be within the reach of any dieter. The application is a carbohydrate counter to help dieters track the carbohydrate contents of foods, as well as their own daily carb intake.

Dump All That Fat You're Lugging Around! by Mike Cuggy
... You know all about Weight Watchers, eDiets, Atkins, and South Beach Diets. You've got books on the GI, low fat, low carb and blood type diets. And still you’re enormous! Hang on a minute. I think you’re missing a trick here somewhere, don’t you? Remember those two statistics we mentioned; 12 million starving children dying each year before they reached the age of 5 - and 60 million American adults being clinically obese? Do you think any of the companies that sell weight loss programs would ...

The Mysterious Dr. Atkins Death by Dana Scripca
... Pizza and bread are not for Atkins dieters: those 30 million people who followed Atkins have known it for about 30 years. It is hard to say how Atkins food chains and Atkins Nutritionals will evolve from now on. Will Atkins diet still be a popular one, after the author's death? How about health officials? Will they intensify their efforts in persuading dieters to drop off the diet? How about the competition? They might be thrilled with Atkins' absence, since he was the core of low-carb diet ...

How Can I Get Some Good Weight Loss Help? by Dr. Alan Jenks
... Low-carb diet programs like Atkins are available on the Internet. Information on other programs like Protein Power are also available in these discussion forums. The metabolic aspects of restricting carbohydrates in our body are discussed and articles related to weight loss. Information on low carb diet programs can be found at Articles that compare the different diet plans are also found in these websites. This comparison offers you an idea on which program to choose.

Top 5 Most Popular Diet Programs Reviewed by Tony Newton
... eDiets - Online at , eDiets offers a wide range of dietary planning by combining well known company program options (like Atkins and Slim Fast) and others- including their own - and personalizing the delivered end product or comprehensive diet plans right to you. They feature email, ezine news, helpful articles, recipes, menus and tips. eDiets also offers options. You can add an online personal trainer package with community boards, customizable fitness planning, live support, ...