Weight Loss Diet Plans: Atkins, Paleo, HCG and Whole Foods

Comparing diet plans like HCG, Paleo, and Atkins can help you find the best extreme weight loss meal plan. Learn the consequences of junk food and how to navigate low-carb cooking with soy flour.

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A Two-Week Fruit Diet

Fruits are nutritious foods that contain fiber, as well as essential nutrients such as vitamin C, folate and potassium. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that adults eat 1.5 to 2 cups of fruit per day.

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Pineapple 3-Day Diet

Losing a significant amount of weight in just three days on a crash diet or detox diet may sound appealing, especially when the diet involves a delicious fruit like pineapple.

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How to Lose Weight Fast While on Weight Watchers

The periodical U.S. News & World Report ranks Weight Watchers as the best diet for those trying to lose weight. It's one of the better commercial diet programs and relatively easy to follow, since it doesn't outright ban any food or food group.

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Is it Safe to Take Two Multivitamins in One Day?

Taking a multivitamin to make sure you meet the minimum requirements for essential vitamins and minerals is fine for most healthy people, but taking more than one multivitamin per day is not, unless you choose a multivitamin that is formulated to be taken twice a day.

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The Four-Day Crash Diet to Lose Body Fat

Although you might be tempted to try a crash diet to lose weight quickly, you probably won't get the results you want. These fad diets aren't healthy, and if you manage to lose any weight other than water weight, it's likely to come right back again after you return to normal eating.

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Broth Diet

Including broth in your diet may help with weight loss -- especially if you consume it at certain times -- but it isn't a weight-loss miracle food. Broth shouldn't be the only food you eat, but it can be part of a balanced, reduced-calorie diet for weight loss.

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Six-Pack Abs Diet for Women

The Abs Diet, and its sequel, The Abs Diet for Women, was created by Men's Health magazine editor-in-chief David Zinczenko, who claims his diets can help people achieve the coveted six-pack abs.

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Banana Diet Meal Plan

Your meal plan can be quite varied on the Banana Diet, because very few foods or beverages are prohibited on this plan. It could be considered a fad diet though, because it has rules to follow about when and what you eat.

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