Top 10 Fad Diets Sweeping the Nation

Many people can easily get desperate and anxious when faced with weight problems and obesity. We keep on hearing about all types of tried and tested weight reducing programs that are reputedly the final solution to all our weight problems. It is essential for everyone to seriously do some research about the most common diet plans in order to determine the best one for our unique condition.  It is also important that the weight reducing program should be undertaken under the close supervision of a health professional.Here are the top ten diet plans that you might consider for your weight reducing regimen.

1. Vegetarian Diet

The program consists of a daily diet of vegetables and fruits, and legumes and grains and a diet composed of sweets and eggs consumed once a week.

2. Asian Diet

This plan is almost similar to Vegetarian diet with only the addition of shellfish and fish in the daily diet while meat is consumed once a month.

3. Latin American Diet

This plan consists of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and tubers.  The daily diet is also fortified with shellfish and fish, while the weekly program incorporates meats, sweets and eggs.

4. Mediterranean Diet

This program is somewhat the same as Latin American diet with the distinct addition of olive oil, yoghurt and cheese in the daily diet and fish in the weekly category.

5. Cabbage Soup Diet

This is a 7-day diet plan that is designed to minimize the intake of carbohydrates and calories.

6. 3-Hour Diet

This plan requires one to eat within the hour upon getting up during the morning and subsequent meals follow in 3-hour intervals. Food intake is stopped 3 hours before going to bed.

7. Atkins Diet

This plan is advocated by Dr. Robert Atkins.  It is a meat-based plan without starchy vegetables and fruits.

8. Cookie Diet

This diet plan requires one to eat cookies to replace breakfast and lunch, and a regular dinner completes the program.

9. Eat to Live Diet

This plan consists of low calories but nutritious meal that is heavy on fruits and vegetables and less with sugar and salt.

10. Sonoma Diet

This diet consists of ten power food groups packed in three waves.  This diet is a modified Mediterranean diet with section control.