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| An independent research group comparison study of the most popular low carbohydrate and good carbohydrate weight loss programs on the market today. |
Choosing A Weight Loss DietThese days, there are so many weight loss diets around that it seems nearly impossible to make a good choice—but it’s not. When it comes to a weight loss diet, things like membership fees, the meal plan (extreme or balanced), maintenance plans, and overall cost of the program are all factors that affect the effectiveness of a weight loss diet. You need to consider whether the weight loss diet will work within your lifestyle: do you have time to measure and calculate everything? Also think about the price per week: does it fit into your budget? And consider membership fees, counseling and support services, too: are you willing to pay for them, yet can you succeed without them? These are all things to take into consideration when you’re choosing a weight loss diet to follow. Here’s a breakdown of some of the most popular weight loss diets on the market today, based on a study done by The Brain Group, and independent research group in Westport, Connecticut: |
The process was to calculate actual total costs for participating in the first week of each program, including food costs, program fees, etc. Where cooking was required, ingredient costs were calculated on a cost per serving basis using recommended "week one" menus for each diet plan. |
| NutriSystem (good carbohydrate adequate protein) | South Beach Diet |
Atkins Diet |
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| Price (per week) |
$82 |
$128 |
$121 |
| What is the diet? |
No longer center-based, NutriSystem offers an at-home weight-management program. The NutriSystem low fat diet is a reduced calorie diet that focuses on balanced nutrition, low fat, good carb diet, and adequate protein | The South Beach Diet is a book with a specific nutritional theory that provides food consumption and lifestyle guidelines necessary for achieving and maintaining weight loss. |
The Atkins Diet implicates carbohydrates as the culprit for obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases. The idea is that a low carbohydrate diet will help the dieter overcome addiction to sugary foods. |
| How does the diet work? |
The NutriSystem good carbohydrate diet is built on the consumption of pre-packaged meals, a convenience that also controls portion size, which is key to this low calorie diet. The client eventually transitions from pre-packaged to regular, prepared meals, and is assisted by a wealth of on-line support, counseling and informational resources | This diet is broken into 3 phases. During the first two phases it practically eliminates simple carbohydrates (sweets, pasta, most bread, etc.), and severly restricts any carbohydrate consumption at all. The last phase is maintenance. |
The diet is broken down into 4 phases. In the first phase, carbohydrates (pasta, snacks, cereals, etc.) are severly restricted to less than 20 grams per day (the equal of a large slice of bread) and gradually increase until the Maintenance Phase, where levels can range from 25 to 90 grams. |
**Conclusion:Nutrisystem is by far the lowest cost weight loss plan. 
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