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Fitness Drive Weight Watchers Diet
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Weight Watchers Diet Overview

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WEIGHT WATCHERS DIET OVERVIEW

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Weight Watchers Diet

Goal: Weight loss.

Resembles these U.S. News-rated diets: Mayo Clinic Diet, Jenny Craig Diet

The claim of this diet is that you will  shed 2 pounds weekly.

The theory:

There’s more to dieting than counting calories – if you make healthy choices that fill you up, you’ll eat less. Weight Watchers’ PointsPlus program, launched in November 2010, assigns every food a points value, based on its protein, carbohydrate, fat, fiber, calories, and how hard your body has to work to burn it off. Choices that fill you up the longest “cost” the least, and nutritionally dense foods cost less than empty calories. So if you’re wavering between a 200-calorie fruit smoothie and a 200-calorie iced coffee, the smoothie is the smarter choice.

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Fitness Drive Mediterranean Diet
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Mediterranean Diet Overview

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 MEDITERRANEAN DIET OVERVIEW

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Mediterranean Diet

Goal: Weight loss, heart and brain health, cancer prevention, and diabetes prevention and control

Resembles these U.S. News-rated diets: Vegetarian Diet, DASH Diet, Mayo Diet, Clinic Diet

The claim of this diet is that you will  lose weight, keep it off, and avoid a host of chronic diseases.

The theory:

It’s generally accepted that the folks in the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea live longer and suffer less than most Americans from cancer and cardiovascular ailments. The not-so-surprising secret is an active lifestyle, weight control, and a diet low in red meat, sugar, and saturated fat and high in produce, nuts, and other healthful foods.

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Fitness Drive Mayo Clinic Diet
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Mayo Clinic Diet Overview

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 MAYO CLINIC DIET OVERVIEW

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Mayo Clinic Diet

Goal: Weight loss.

Resembles these U.S. News-rated diets: Volumetrics Diet, DASH Diet

The claim of this diet is that you will  shed 6 to 10 pounds in two weeks and continue losing 1 to 2 pounds weekly until you’ve hit your goal weight.

The theory:

You recalibrate your eating habits, breaking bad ones and replacing them with good ones with the help of the Mayo Clinic’s unique food pyramid.

The pyramid emphasizes fruits, veggies, and whole grains. In general, these foods have low energy density, meaning you can eat more but take in fewer calories. Think of it this way: For about the same amount of calories you could have a quarter of a Snicker’s bar or about two cups of broccoli.

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Fitness Drive TLC Diet
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TLC Diet Overview

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 TLC DIET OVERVIEW

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Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, or TLC Diet

Goal: Cutting high cholesterol.

Resembles these U.S. News-rated diets: Ornish Diet, DASH Diet

The claim of this diet is that you will  lower your “bad” LDL cholesterol by 8 to 10 percent in six weeks.

The theory:

The theory behind this diet is cutting back drastically on fat, particularly saturated fat. The concept is that Saturated fat (think fatty meat, whole-milk dairy, and fried foods) bumps up bad cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Along with strictly limiting daily dietary cholesterol intake and getting more fiber, can help people manage high cholesterol, often without medication. Created by the National Institutes of Health’s National Cholesterol Education Program, the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet (TLC) is endorsed by the American Heart Association as a heart-healthy regimen that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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