We skip carbs, don't eat anything white — flour, sugar, bread, rice — skip meals, drink meal replacements, eat cabbage soup, avoid fat and try the latest herbal weight-loss fad. But does anything work? That's what the June issue of Consumer Reports wanted to know, so they did a study to compare results. What came out on top?
Of the popular diet plans, it was Volumetrics, followed by Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and Slim Fast. The Atkins Diet came in last. In the middle were the eDiet, the Zone Diet and the Ornish Diet.
If you haven't heard about Volumetrics, it's a plan developed at Pennsylvania State University that trains you to eat greater quantities of low-calorie foods rather than small amounts of higher-calorie foods.
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