The Best Healthy Diet for You. Want to try a new diet to lose weight and you not sure which one’s the best for you?
Check out our diet comparison chart:
Whichever weight loss plan interests you, be sure to first discuss it with your primary health care provider.
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Wheat-Free/Gluten-Free DietWheat Belly, Grain Brain, The G-Free Diet |
Nut flours, vegetables, and ancient grains | Everything in the bread aisle | People with celiac disease, carbophobes | People who don’t read labels |
Plant-Based DietForks Over Knives, Eat to Live, The Kind Diet, The China Study |
Beans, tofu | Meat, real cheese | Supermodels, animal rights activists | Steakhouse hounds |
The Fat-Burning DietThe New Abs Diet, The Flat Belly Diet, From Belly Fat to Belly Flat, The L.A. Shape Diet |
Smoothies | 800+ calories a day | Sit-up fanatics, aspiring swimsuit models | Those who get hangry (hungry-angry) |
The Low-Carb DietThe Dukan Diet, The 100, Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, South Beach Diet |
Eating animals (meat, poultry, fish) | Pasta, beer, dessert | Butchers, blood-sugar watchers | Athletes, cookie monsters, cholesterol-concerned |
The Anti-Inflammatory DietThe Perricone Weight-Loss Diet, The Anti-Inflammation Zone, The Inflammation Free Diet Plan |
Chile peppers, ginger, garlic | French fries, fatty cuts of meat | Fans of international food, antiaging obsessives | Fish-phobics, people with nut allergies |
The Mediterranean DietThe New Sonoma Diet, The Mediterranean Diet, The Omega Diet, The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook |
Olive oil | Processed food, supersized portions | Farmers’ market fanatics | Drive-through devotees, butter-burger addicts |
