Low-fat diets

Weight loss occurs on these very low-fat, high-fibre, mainly vegetarian diets because much less of such foods is required in order to feel satisfied.

Fatmanslim diet

This 12-week programme, presented on an interactive website based in the UK, has been popular with men since it was launched in 2002. It is founded on the principle that men who want to lose weight also want to remain in control, and make their changes in private and on their own time rather...
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Low-fat living diet

This programme is based on four small, low-fat meals and three low-fat, high-fibre snacks per day. The plan also advocates daily exercise.
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Ornish diet

Dr Dean Ornish is a cardiologist who has demonstrated that the build-up of fatty plaques in the arteries, which causes heart attacks (see What is cardiovascular disease?), is preventable and reversible by following his programme. In addition to the diet, the plan covers regular exercise, anger...
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Pritikin diet

This low-fat plan was developed in the 1970s by Nathan Pritikin as a means of treating cardiovascular disease. The work is continued today by his son Robert.
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Rosemary Conley's low-fat diet

The author promotes this diet through various books as well as an online internet site (slimwithrosemary.com) and a bimonthly magazine. There are also Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness classes that are run under franchise (currently over 180 franchisees run 2000 classes each week throughout the...
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8 Keys to the Viking diet

Based on fish, rye bread and berries, the Scandinavian diet could increase life expectancy and could also be a real weapon against obesity. Doctissimo explains the eight key aspects of the unbeatable Viking diet.
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