Category — Diet Reviews

Published by naturopath Stanley Burroughs in 1976, the Master Cleanser is a cleansing and weight loss diet that has regained popularity in the last couple of years. Notable users of this plan include celebrities, Robin Quivers, Beyonce Knowles and David Blaine. [Read more →]

Popularity: 53% [?]

Food delivery services have become all the rage recently with the remarkable success of Nutrisystems. With all the calorie counting and portion control done for you they are especially convenient for those on the go. Epicurious recently rated 5 of the top diet-food delivery plans. [Read more →]

Popularity: 20% [?]

The Fat Smash Diet was developed by physician Ian Smith to help celebrities lose weight on the TV reality series, Celebrity Fit Club. The first thing that strikes you about the Fat Smash Diet book is it’s thin on content. Only 56 sparsely-written pages outline the diet plan, with the remaining 87 pages devoted to recipes. It’s a 90 day diet plan organized into 4 phases: detox, foundation, construction, and the temple. [Read more →]

Popularity: 4% [?]

Following success with Kirstie Alley’s much publicized 75 lb weight loss, Jenny Craig has signed on fellow celeb Valerie Bertinelli to join the program. Excited to team up with Kirstie as part of this advertising campaign, not to mention getting paid for losing weight Valerie says “I was a huge Cheers fan and have always admired Kirstie Alley’s sense of humor, poise and tenacity. Watching her lose weight and maintain her weight loss publicly definitely inspired me to ‘call Jenny’ and accept the challenge to be a healthier, happier me.” [Read more →]

Popularity: 15% [?]

The premise for the 3 hour diet by Jorge Cruise is eating smaller meals more frequently throughout the day. He cites several studies that show:

• Consuming smaller meals on a more frequent basis results in better preservation of lean body tissue with weight loss.
• Less overall calories are consumed by eating many smaller meals vs infrequent meals.
• Women who ate more frequently secreted more of the hunger-suppressing hormone leptin leading to fewer cravings
  throughout the day.
• Calorie-for-calorie, a frequent eating pattern is also associated with a modest 5% reduction in cholesterol levels.

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Popularity: 3% [?]