The first Beverly Hills diet, published in 1981, is considered one of the first fad diets. Its successor, the New Beverly Hills diet, is less extreme and claims to be more balanced. The diet is based on the theory of "conscious food combining," meaning that when you combine foods in the wrong way it causes you to gain weight. The New Beverly Hills Diet: How It Works According to the New Beverly Hills diet, ...

"You are naturally thin. You may not know it yet. But you just need to make some basic changes in your life so your natural thinness can shine through, no matter your body type." So begins the book Naturally Thin by Bethenny Frankel, known to television audiences as a participant on the Martha Stewart Apprentice and The Real Housewives of New York City reality shows. She's also attended a culinary school, w ...

People seeking a diet steeped in history and based on geography may want to check out the Mediterranean Diet. This heart-healthy diet includes the food staples of people who live in the 16 countries around the Mediterranean Sea, such as Greece and Italy. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes foods with healthy fats — those containing omega-3 fatty acids — plus other foods that support a heart-healthy diet. “Thi ...

When you first learned to ride a two-wheeler, you either did so the easy way or the hard way: training wheels or no training wheels. The Medifast Diet works for weight loss the way those training wheels did for balance and confidence, says dietitian Juliet Zuercher, RD, the director of nutrition services at Remuda Ranch, a treatment program for people with eating disorders, in Wickenburg, Ariz. While you're ...

If you're ready to dive into a quirky way of eating that involves lots of grapefruit, if you love following weight-loss plans promoted by the latest reality television stars, and above all, if you're ready to shed a ridiculous number of pounds overnight, well, the Mayo Clinic Diet probably isn't for you. However, if you're more interested in adopting a common-sense lifestyle that may help you trim down and ...

If you're familiar with Jillian Michaels, the tough-as-nails trainer on TV's The Biggest Loser, her 2009 book Master Your Metabolism might surprise you. Surprise No. 1: Michaels reveals that she weighed 175 pounds when she was 12, and as a young fitness professional she lived on a diet of heavily processed foods, diet sodas, and little sleep. Surprise No. 2: Though she's spent hours on television coaxing Bi ...

Health experts typically suggest that people who want to trim down should aim for about a pound or two of weight loss per week. However, a 2007 book intended to provide fast weight loss and cleanse your body of toxins, also known as a "detox," makes the case for shedding weight much more quickly. Detox: About the Martha’s Vineyard Diet In 21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha’s Vineyard Diet Detox, Roni DeLuz, a ...

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. processed foods," says Audrey Young, MS, RD, LDN, a reg ...

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 part of their ...

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 originally intended to be a weight-loss diet, the high-profile cele ...