101 Popular Diets
We all know that the diet market, both online diets and offline diets, is growing each and every year. Check out the list of popular diets below and click on the diet title for further information :-
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100-Mile diet
The clue is in the name of this diet with all produce grown within 100 miles of your home. More of an eco-friendly diet than a serious weight loss diet it has grown in popularity over the last few years as the environment has moved into the limelight.
Abs diet
While the name might suggest otherwise, the Abs Diet has nothing to do with the abdominal muscles of the body and is more of a lifestyle change diet. There is a strong focus on so called power foods (with three present in each meal) and those using the Abs Diet are advised to have 6 small meals a day.
Alkaline diet
A diet based on fresh produce which aims to balance the body's acidic and alkalinity content.
Anne Collins diet
A very popular diet from the award winning diet / author.
Atkins diet
A popular low carbohydrate diet which has proved controversial and popular in equal measures!
Best Bet diet
This is a diet aimed at those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and is low in saturated fat.
Blood Type diet
The blood type diet promotes the belief that your diet should be related to your blood type.
Body for Life
A diet which is based upon the science involved with bodybuilding.
Breatharian diet
The Breatharian diet is a very controversial diet plan which suggests it is possible to live without food (and possibly water) with believers being able to live off the energy of the sun.
Buddhist diet
This diet derives from the Buddhist religion and is considered by many to be a vegetarian based eating plan based around the Buddhist beliefs .
Cabbage soup diet
The cabbage soup diet was one of the first fad diets to hit the big time due in the main to its unique content, cabbage soup. While it only lasted for 7 days at a time and saw many users lose large amounts of weight, there was a major problem with bad breath from the cabbage soup itself!
The Cambridge diet
The Cambridge diet, which is a well respected balanced diet for weight loss, was originally formulated back in 1970 and used exclusively in weight loss clinics. However, it was released into the US and UK in the 1980s and has proved popular ever since.
Candida control diet
Originally introduced as a treatment for the condition Candidiasis (commonly referred to as yeast infection of thrush) the Candida control diet has assisted many people in controlling the condition and proved very popular.
Carol Vorderman diet
The Carol Vorderman diet offers some very useful advice on healthy eating and exercise.
Cretan diet
The Cretan diet is another popular weight loss program based on the food eaten in many areas of the Mediterranean. The diet is low in fat, high in fruit and encourages regular exercise.
CRON-diet
The CRON-diet, also known as the CR-diet, Longevity Diet or Anti-Aging Plan is high in nutrients but low in calorie intake. The diet embraces the idea of limiting energy intake to try and hold back the aging process.
Detox diet
The ultimate Detox diet which is said to rid your body of potentially harmful toxins leaving you refreshed and feeling much healthier.
Diabetic diet
Specifically aimed at sufferers of diabetes, the Diabetic diet is high in fiber, low in fat and encourages followers to steer clear of excessive carbohydrate intake.
Diet.com
The name says it all! Diet.com was one of the first to hit the online market and offers a massive array of dietary advice, diet lists and assistance in understanding how your body works.
The diet Smart Plan
The Diet Smart Plan is one of the softer diets available on the market and only encourages users to make small changes in their eating habits for impressive weight loss. More akin to making people aware of the food they are eating, people on the diet plan are encouraged to east 5 times a day and weigh themselves twice daily.
Dr. Hay diet
A precursor to the alkaline / acidic based diets of today, the Dr. Hay diet (also known as the Hay Diet) works by separating foods groups, ensuring that acidic and alkaline based foods are not mixed.
eDiets
The eDiets program is the basis for the hugely successful Tesco Diet online plan. It offers a range of dietary advice for different people as well as a full analysis on signing-up for the program. It trades as eDiets all over the world except the UK and Ireland (where is trades as the Tesco Diet).
Fat Loss For Idiots
As the name suggests the Fat Loss 4 Idiots diet is a tongue in cheek attempt to simplify the process of weight loss. It has proved to be one of the more popular diet eBooks on the internet and is still selling very well today.
Fat Loss Secrets
Fat Loss Secrets is one of the more controversial of diet plans on the market and takes a look at the inner workings of your body, the bacteria which can live in your gut for years and other health issues which have attracted much attention.
The Fat Resistance diet
The Fat Resistance Diet plan is a book by Dr Leo Galland which claims that by eating anti-inflammatory foods (vegetables, fruit, omega fats and protein) is it possible to affect levels of resistance to leptin (a hormone which control s appetite among other things).
Feingold diet
For those with children who suffer from hyperactivity (or ADHD) the Feingold Diet has proved a life saver. The diet eliminates artificial colours, flavours, aspartame and salicylates amongst others and the feedback from families with ADHD sufferers has been very encouraging.
Fit for Life diet
The Fit For Life diet is more of a diet come lifestyle change which is said to reap great rewards. Practices such as only eating fruit in the morning and including high water content foods are only the tip of the iceberg.
Flexitarian diet
While there are many vegetarian diets out there the Flexitarian diet is a semi-vegetarian diet which allows followers to occasionally eat meat in order to balance the required nutrient and mineral intake.
Food combining diet
Food combining is an interesting diet plan which suggests that different food types should not be mixed, in order to get their full benefit. Advice such as eating fruit on its own and leaving it for 20 to 30 minutes to digest before eating again is just one of the ideals behind the Food combining diet.
Fruitarian diet
As the name would suggest the Fruitarian diet is a fruit based weight loss program where followers are only able to eat the fruits of plants and trees. It is classed as a form of vegan diet but does not follow the vegan ideals outright.
Full Body Detox diet
Learn how to Detox different areas of your body and rid yourself of potentially harmful substances which your body can often retain for years.
Gerson diet
The Gerson diet is a very controversial diet which was created by Max Gerson as a potential way to treat some of the hardest hitting forms of cancer. The diet is unsupported by medical opinion and has been deemed dangerous by some diet experts.
Gillian McKeith diet
Gillian McKeith may have attracted her fair share of controversy but she is blunt, she is to the point and she does not pull any punches. She offers dietary advice you will remember for a long time!
Gluten-free, casein-free diet
The Gluten-free (otherwise known as the casein-free diet) is yet another highly controversial diet which eliminates the intake of naturally occurring Gluten, found in wheat, barley and rye. It is widely used by sufferers of Autism and while it is recommended by the likes of the Autism Research Institute there is still some debate as to its effectiveness.
Glycemic Index diet
The Glycemic Index diet (otherwise known as the Glycemic Index or GI) is a useful measure of how carbohydrates affect blood glucose levels. It offers a very interesting pointer towards low GI foods which are known to be beneficial to the health of many and was created by Dr David J Jenkins in 1980-81 at the University of Toronto.
The Graham diet
The Graham diet dates back to the early 1800s and well known writer of the time Sylvester Graham. His diet consists of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole wheat and high fibre foods and excludes meat and spices. While it was created to stop people at the time form having "impure thoughts" it is seen by many as one of the first steps towards the vegetarian diet of today.
Grapefruit diet
The Grapefruit diet (otherwise known as the Hollywood diet) dates back to the 1930s and is very similar to the more popular Atkins diet. Regarded by many as a fad diet it is an 18 day diet which allows three meals a day (similar makeup to the Atkins diet) and a half grapefruit with each meal. There are many who believe that grapefruits do in fact induce weight loss, a theory which has seemingly been backed up by medical advice.
Hacker's diet
The Hacker's diet is more of a mathematical formula in the form of an Excel spreadsheet which allows you to calculate your calorie intake, energy expenditure and then either adjust your calorie intake or your exercise regime to lose weight. This has nothing to do with medical advice on medical opinion and is purely based upon mathematics.
Halal diet
Hallelujah diet
High protein diet
Jenny Craig diet
Joel Fuhrman diet
Junk food diet
Kosher diet
Lacto vegetarianism
Living foods diet
Low-carbohydrate diet
Low-protein diet
Lung Detox diet
The lung Detox diet is proving very popular with smokers and ex-smokers looking to cleanse their lungs of the build up of tar. It is also very popular with non-smokers looking for assistance with their breathing.
Macrobiotic diet
Master Cleanse
The Master Cleanse diet is the most popular Detox diet of them all offering advice about how your body works, the help it requires and how to improve your all round well being. Affectively a full MOT for your body!
Medifast
Mediterranean diet
Montignac diet
My Food Diary
My Food Diary is one of the cheaper online diet program offering an array of online and offline help. It is very popular for those trying a diet for the first time and extremely easy to understand.
Natural Foods diet
Negative calorie diet
This is an interesting look at foods which require more calories to digest than they contain. An interesting angle on losing weight without cutting out many foods you enjoy!
No-Grain diet
Okinawa diet
The Optimal diet
Oprah Winfrey diet
The Oprah Winfrey diet is brought to you in partnership with Bob Greene - a well known US diet expert. Check out Oprahs weight loss for the proof!
Organic food diet
Ornish diet
Ovo-lacto vegetarian diet
Paleolithic diet
Paul McKenna diet
Paul McKenna has brought a new dimension to diets with his unique approach to the mind, how we feel about food and how we think.
Perricone diet
Pescetarian diet
Plant-based diet
Pollotarian diet
Prison loaf diet
Pritikin diet
Rastafarian diet
Raw foodism
Rice diet
Scarsdale diet
Sex diet
Not really a diet as such, the "sex diet" is more of a physical exercise routine to put it politely!
Shangri-La diet
Slimming World diet
Sonoma diet
South Beach diet
Stillman diet
Subway diet
Super Antioxidant diet
Tesco Diet
Effectively the UK arm of the eDiet empire, the Tesco Diet has become one of the more popular online diets in the UK.
Vegan diet
Vegetarian diet
Very low calorie diet
Wedding Day diet
Wedding days can be very stressful for both the bride and the groom. However this wedding day diet will get you in shape for the big day.
Weigh Down diet
Weight Watchers diet
Western pattern diet
Zone diet
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