It's hard to open a magazine without reading about the next miracle weight loss program. But if these diets are so effective, why are there so many? Fad diets may provide short term results but they are difficult to stick to.

Diets and dieting

• achieving and maintaining a healthy weight
• CSIRO total wellbeing diet
• exercise and fat intake
• fad diets, drugs and weight loss
• food restriction and weight loss
• high protein low carbohydrate diets for weight loss
• low carb diets not suitable for most people
• low, moderate, and high carbohydrate diets
• teenagers and food
• weight - how much should you weigh?
• weight loss diets - background
• weight loss misconceptions
• weight loss tips
• which weight loss diets work best?

Also see

• Dietary guidelines for all Australians
• Eat Well Be Active Healthy Weight Strategy for South Australia 2006 - 2010
• Go for 2 & 5 website
• fatness vs fitness
• healthy eating
• Healthy weight
• lifestyle changes for maintaining a healthy weight
• medications for weight loss