Weight Loss Programs: Reviews

Updated January 2009
 

Best weight-loss program overall

Weight Watchers *Est. $20 to join; $9 weekly Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

ConsumerReports.org: Eight well-known weight-loss programs, including Weight Watchers, are evaluated and rated by Consumer Reports magazine. Each plan ...

The Journal of the American Medical Association: This article details the results of a two-year study comparing dieters on the Weight Watchers plan and those on a self-help plan. ...

British Medical Journal: The BBC "diet trials" is a medical study that follows the ups and downs of 293 dieters on Weight Watchers, Atkins, Slim-Fast, The ...

Health: Health magazine reviews more than 40 diets and weight-loss programs. Weight Watchers is said to be the best, most proven option.

WebMD.com: Twenty-four popular diets are reviewed here, starting with what the diet entails and how it works, and ending with a section ...

TopDiets.com: Nearly every weight-loss option is listed on this dieters' bulletin board. About a dozen people write comments for Weight ...

 

Best diet plan with prepackaged food

Slim-Fast *Est. $40 per week for shakes/bars Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

ConsumerReports.org: Editors discuss and rate eight weight loss programs, including Slim-Fast. Diets are assessed on their nutritional soundness and ...

British Medical Journal: This study tracks 293 dieters on Weight Watchers, Atkins, Slim-Fast, The Rosemary Conley Plan (a U.K.-based diet and exercise ...

TopDiets.com: On this bulletin board, there are about a dozen comments for Slim-Fast. Most say that they lost some weight initially, but gained ...

 

Best online weight-loss community

eDiets.com Plans start at $4.50 per week Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

ConsumerReports.org: eDiets is evaluated and rated by Consumer Reports magazine, along with seven other diet plans. All of the plans are assigned a ...

The Obesity Society: This study looks at 255 healthy overweight and obese adults who participated in a six-month behavioral weight-control program ...

Epicurious: Epicurious.com compares the quality of prepared diet food of five popular weight loss programs: eDiets, the Zone, Jenny Craig, ...

TopDiets.com: On this forum, readers can post reviews of diets. eDiets gets about a dozen comments. Most say they like the convenience. Some ...

 

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Best diet program for vegetarians

Dean Ornish Eat More, Weigh Less *Est. $15 for the book Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

ConsumerReports.org: The Dean Ornish diet is included in this review of eight diet programs. Editors evaluate each plan according to the soundness of ...

The Journal of the American Medical Association: In this clinical study, 311 overweight/obese premenopausal women are randomly assigned to follow the Atkins, Zone, LEARN or ...

WebMD.com: Twenty-four popular diets, including Dean Ornish, Dr. Phil, Weight Watchers and Volumetrics, are given comprehensive and ...

TopDiets.com: Users are invited to rate diets on this bulletin board. The Dean Ornish plan gets about 10 comments, most from people who did ...

 

Weight Loss Programs Runners Up:

The Sonoma Diet *Est. $15 for the book

2 picks by top review sites.

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