Did you know that Americans spent over $115 billion on caring for obesity-related conditions in the year 2000, and over 300,000 lives were lost. Sixty-three percent of American adults are overweight, meaning that they weigh 20 to 30 pounds more than they should-that's 165 million people! After reading this if you are in the 63% then we think its time to do soemthing about it and that means diet and exercise. You should consult a doctor about the exercise portion. Here are popular diets that might interest you. Below there is a short description of each diet and then if you click on the diet name you can read more about that particular diet. Good Luck! It is recommended that you consult your doctor before starting any diet or workout program.

The South Beach diet is often incorrectly compared to the Atkins diet which is predominantly a low-carbohydrate diet. The South Beach diet, developed by Miami, Florida-area cardiologist Arthur Agatston, emphasizes the consumption of "good carbs" and "good fats."

The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins, is the most marketed and well-known of the low-carbohydrate diets. It was created by Dr. Robert Atkins and popularized in a series of books, starting with Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution in 1972.

Defining and understanding the Mediterranean Diet is not easy because there are several countries that border the Mediterranean Basin. Still, the traditional diets from the people living in the 1960's in countries like Greece, and Southern Italy have been studied extensively over the past several years.