M-Z of popular diets
Mayo Clinic Diet
The Mayo Clinic Diet is in no way associated with the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA. The diet shares some of the same principles at the Atkins Diet, following a high fat, low carbohydrate philosophy.
Pritikin Diet
Nathan Pritikin developed the Pritikin Diet and founded the Pritikin Longevity Center in the 1950’s. The Pritikin Diet was intended to be a program for the prevention of heart disease, but was adapted to be a low fat, high fibre diet.
Protein Power Diet
’The Protein Power Diet’ was published as a book by Michael and Mary Eades 1995. Similar to the Atkins Diet, The Protein Power Diet is a high protein, low carbohydrate diet, only better researched than Dr Atkins’ book and with more scientific information.
Rosemary Conleys Hip and Thigh Diet
Rosemary Conley developed this best-selling diet in 1983; and since then the diet has hardly changed. It encourages you eat a lot of vegetables, starchy carbohydrates and exercise regularly, making it quite a well balanced diet.
Scarsdale Diet
Dr Herman Tarnower created the Scarsdale Diet in the 1970’s. It uses artificial sugars and herbal appetite suppressants to curb your appetite for a seven to fourteen day period.
Slim Fast Diet
SlimFast is a meal replacement diet that relies on two SlimFast shakes; one for breakfast and one for lunch, and a normal meal for dinner. Each SlimFast shake has about 240 calories and with a normal meal the diet becomes quite balanced. More about Slim Fast
Slimming World Diet
The concept behind the Slimming World diet is not dissimilar to the Hay Diet. Described as food optimization, the diet plan divides the week into ‘green’ days, when you eat a lot of carbohydrates; and ‘red’ days when you eat a lot of protein. More about Slimming World
Sommersizing Diet
TV celebrity Suzanne Somers developed the Somersizing diet by blending several ideas together. The diet follows a low carbohydrate, high protein plan that has a calorie intake of 1100 to 1300 calories each day.
South Beach Diet
Initially developed in 1999 to help patients prevent and combat heart problems, Dr Agatston’s diet works on the idea that carbohydrates cause weight gain. Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary provide two of the celebrity success stories. More about South Beach Diet
Sugar Busters Diet
The Sugar Busters Diet was born in the 1990’s with the theory that sugar is toxic and digested sugar increases the production of insulin, which in turn causes weight gain. The theories behind the Sugar Busters Diet are widely criticized as works of fiction.
Weight Watchers Switch Diet
Weight Watchers was founded in the early 1960’s by Jean Nidetch. The company has grown over the last decade from a calorie based food system to being a diet specialist, boosting a comprehensive range of products, clubs and diets. More about Weight Watchers
Zone Diet
The Zone Diet is a low carbohydrate diet that claims to balance protein, carbohydrates and fats with maintaining a 40% to 30% to 30% ratio. Developed by Barry Sears, PhD, the Zone Diet sought to optimise the body's metabolism. More about Zone Diet |
