Best and Worst Diet Plans

The weight loss industry is constantly looking for ways to reinvent itself. How many times, after all, can we be told to eat our broccoli and exercise every day? Enter the Fad Diet—it shows up on the bestseller list, makes its round on the TV circuit, attracts a few celebrity followers. But the majority of these books, plans and products are just new ways of packaging old information, says Karen Ansel, RD, a Long Island, New York-based nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics—or worse, they’re filled with unhealthy or even dangerous advice.

We found some of the most popular diets on the market today, and asked Ansel for the good, the bad and the ugly. Then we took a look at the most tried-and-true methods for sustained healthy eating. No big surprise: They’re a lot less about gimmicks and a lot more about the facts.

Amanda MacMillan is a health and science writer based in Brooklyn.

Reviewed by Elaine Brown, MD on January 14, 2014

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