Remember when the cabbage soup diet was all the rage? Diet and weight-loss trends change from year to year (thank goodness!), and it’s important to stay on top of the latest news. Find out how the latest news on how your brain affects the way you eat, plus the safest diets and easiest slim-down tactics. View the slideshow.
You can feel the anticipation in the air. It’s almost here—just eight short weeks. But we’re not talking about Christmas or New Year’s.
No, we’re talking about weight-loss season. Time to dust off your treadmill and pore over the latest diet fads in your annual effort to trim unwanted pounds. In honor of diet season, we offer these questions:
Over the last 40 years, generations of dieters have experienced the weekly weigh-ins and mutual support found at group Weight Watchers meetings. But the diet of today is quite different from that of years past. Weight Watchers International is continually honing its program to stay relevant with dieters in more than 30 countries. Read More
Over more than 25 years, Slim-Fast has built a strong case for using meal replacements to lose weight. Multiple studies (some funded by Slim-Fast) show that sipping the company’s shakes or nibbling on its nutrition bars can safely peel away pounds and keep them off. And to keep up with carb-phobic dieters, the company has introduced an Optima line-products for a new plan by the same name- that contains 55 percent less sugar than its original products. These lower-carb replacement drinks boast increased levels of protein and fiber, as well a whopping half-day’s supply of calcium. Read More
It’s still a low-cal diet with its own line of packaged foods, but today’s NutriSystem plan is different from what it was 10, 20, or 30 years ago. These days, the emphasis is on choosing “good carbs” over bad ones, using a ranking system called the glycemic index (G.I.) as a guide. Another change: Rather than driving to weight-loss centers in strip malls for face-to-face advice, dieters chat with counselors and order foods online. The same program is also outlined in the book NutriSystem Nourish: The Revolutionary New Weight-Loss Program (John Wiley & Sons, 2004). Variations are available for women, men, vegetarians, and people with type 2 diabetes. Read More
Started in 1989, L A Weight Loss centers can be found in 49 states, Canada, and Europe. With more than 700 stores, they’re fast becoming one of the biggest players on the diet scene. In fact, the CEO has aspirations to “become the largest weight management company in the world.” What distinguishes L A Weight Loss from other similar programs is that it revolves around regular supermarket foods. In addition, the company sells its own brand of nutritional supplements and snack bars. Read More
Want to lose pounds in the privacy of your own cyberspace? Then eDiets.com may be for you. Started in 1996, this online subscription service now offers 20 personalized diet and fitness programs. For a weekly fee, members gain unlimited access to the site, chat rooms, online meetings with experts, and other resources. The signature diet, in a nutshell: a low-fat, calorie-controlled plan based on the nutrition recommendations of several prestigious health organizations, including the American Dietetic Association and the American Heart Association. The site is constantly adding new features, such as Online/Anytime Meetings, which provide on-demand expert guidance via streaming videos, and Trim Kids, a program to assist the parents of overweight children. Read More
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