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The Raw Food Diet
Advocates of the raw food diet believe that cooking food and thereby breaking down its enzymes destroys many of its nutritional benefits.This diet goes back to the 1800s when Maximilian Bircher-Benner created it. -
The Macrobiotic Diet
It promotes whole foods over processed foods and encourages meditation and slowing down your lifestyle along with your eating habits. Meals consist primarily of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, so weight loss is achievable. The macrobiotic diet was developed in the 1920s by a Japanese philosopher called George Ohsawa. -
The Mediterranean Diet
This diet includes the food staples of people in countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea with an emphasis on heart-healthy fats. It was created by Dr. Ancel Keys in the 1960s -
The Atkins Diet
This diet balances lean protein with controlled portions of fat and healthy carbs. It was created by Robert C. Atkins in the 1960s and has been streamlined in 2002 -
Weight Watchers
The weight watchers diet entails: eat a balanced diet, eat in moderation, and eat what you want. The diet uses a points system to track what you eat and provides motivation through local support meetings with weigh-ins. The founder is Jean Nidetch. -
The Paleo Diet
In its purest form, the Paleolithic diet allows only those foods that humans ate when we first roamed the planet, half a million years ago: Fish, lean meats, fruit, nonstarchy veggies, and nuts are in; starchy veggies, dairy foods, grains, and processed foods are out.The paleo diet was creadted in the 1970s by Loren Cordain -
Nurtisystem
With this fad diet plan, the meals are premade and engineered to deliver only a certain amount of calories per day based on your age and gender. This diet was created in the 1970s by Harols J. Kratz. -
The Zone Diet
This diet maintains that changing the balance of the foods you eat will help you lose weight, reset your metabolism, and ward off chronic health conditions like heart disease and diabetes.This diet was created by Barry Sears. -
The Volumetrics Diet
The Volumetrics Diet proposes that foods that contain more water, such as fruits and vegetables, are healthier because they have lower energy density than sugary and fatty foods. It was created by Barbara Rolls. -
South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet was created by a Florida-based cardiologist, Arthur Agatston. The South Beach Diet is one of the popular diets that stresses the importance of controlling hunger by eating before it strikes.
