The South Beach Diet, also known as the “Food Lovers Diet” was created by cardiologist Dr. Agatston to help reduce the cholesterol and insulin levels for his patients. He soon found

that there was an added bonus when they started losing significant amounts of weight and the South Beach Diet was born.

Weight Watchers recently revamped its 40-year old tried and tested weight loss program now called Momentum. The motto of the new plan: “Don’t Eat Less, Eat Smarter”. Momentum is essentially a blend of Weight Watchers’ previous two programs, Flex and Core, and it also adds a few new principles and tools.

What is Hoodia?
Hoodia is a cactus-like plant that only grows wild in the Kalahari Desert of the South Africa region. There it has been used by the indigenous people for thousands of years to ward off hunger and thirst during long hunting trips and times of famine. There are about 15 species of the hoodia plant, but only hoodia gordonii has been shown to suppress appetite.

About Lipozene:

Lipozene is a weight-loss pill created by the Obesity Research Institute. Lipozene claims to melt away body fat allowing you to lose pounds of fat without exercising or significantly changing your routine. These are pretty big claims and we wanted to find out what is in this “magic pill”, and if it really works.

Since 1969 the Duke Diet and Fitness Center has been successfully helping its overweight patients in Durham, North Carolina lose weight and live healthier lives using a well-rounded program of diet, fitness, and expert medical and behavioral advice and counseling.  Recently Duke made their program available to everyone via their website that is consists of four components to help people meet their weight loss goals: a personalized diet, fitness routine, behavioral strategies and access to medical expertise.