The Atkins nutritional approach

The Atkins nutritional approach is said to stabilise blood sugar levels and reduce high blood pressure while you lose weight, it also claims to help with obesity related conditions and allows you to eat satisfying amounts of nutritional foods in the process.

The Beverly Hills diet

This diet claims that you are able to lose around 10 to 15 pounds in 35 days by eating specific foods at certain times of the day or in a certain order, the diet begins with specific items being eaten at each mealtime without the need for counting calories or the amount of fat that is eaten.

The cholesterol-lowering plan

This diet relies on totally eliminating bad fats from the diet and enjoying certain other good fats which are commonly found in olives, nuts, fish and other foods, the basis behind this diet is to get the bad cholesterol down and good cholesterol up.

The GI plan diet

This diet boasts that you can lose weight without feeling hungry or being deprived of foods; it relies on using the glycaemic index as a guide and doesn’t exclude any food groups. It promises to banish food cravings by taking the best fats, carbohydrates and proteins and putting them in an easy to follow plan which will help you to lose weight and become healthier.

The high fibre diet

The benefits to the high fibre diet are numerous with claims of lowering blood sugar levels, lowering high blood pressure and filling you up and controlling the appetite.

The high protein diet

Although there are a number of variations of the high fibre diet they all have one thing in common, they recommend that you get between 30% and 40% of your calories from foods which are high in protein. Foods which are high in carbohydrates are limited and these include pasta, bread, cereal and potatoes.

The Mediterranean diet

As the name suggests this diet relies on eating foods rich in healthy fats, these include fish, olive oil, nuts and seeds. The diet also focuses on the use of plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and relies on a diet rich in antioxidants and essential fatty acids.

The Scarsdale diet

This diet is 7 to 14 day plan which outlines certain types of foods which are to be eaten at three meals a day, the use of herbal appetite suppressants are encouraged while snacking in-between meals is discouraged. Meals consist mainly of fresh vegetables, fruit and lean sources of protein in unlimited amounts.