Popular diet programs
This article will describe the basic features of the most popular weight loss diets used today.
The Atkins Diet is a weight loss diet is a diet that consists of high protein intake and low carb instake with several phases to be passed.
Foods with low glycaemic index should be consumed because they take longer to digest, thus being able to provide you with energy for a more sustained period of time, without the usual spikes in energy that high glycaemic index foods cause.
The South Beach Diet is a weight loss diet developed by a doctor, a cardiologist named Arthur Agatston, that consists of consuming food that contains good carbs ( high in fiber or in good fats) and good fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats), mostly to prevent building insulin resistance and lower risk for cardiovascular disease. The diet consists of 3 phases (1st phase: 2 weeks, 2nd phase and 3rd phase: variable according to desired weight loss).
The blood type diet: proposes a diet plan for each blood type stating that there are certain groups of food that work best for your blood type and can prevent you from getting fat or even help you loose weight.
The Wu-Long diet apparently pretty popular right now that consists of drinking wu-long tea. Apparently tried with good results by Oprah too as some sites advertise it. Do some extra research for more biased testimonials.
Sonoma Diet is another Mediterranean diet type allowing you to consume Mediterranean healthy food along with wine.