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The Best Low-Fat Diets

The best diets understand that to lose weight, the calories expended must be greater than calories consumed. Unfortunately, this isn't always easy to judge, especially with tricky foods like almonds, which seem like only a few calories but are high in fat. Low-fat diets combine foods with low fat and calories to ward off hunger while still refraining from fatty foods.

  1. Nutrisystem

    • Topdietreview.com ranked Nutrisystem as the No. 1 low-fat diet on the market with over 54,000 positive votes. The diets are broken down in nutrition, based on gender and age. The Hearty Man Food diet has loads of lean protein, which builds muscle and reduces fat. The Women's Silver diet works well for older women, with foods low in fat and high in calcium.

    Sonoma Diet

    • The Sonoma Diet combines everything good about low-fat diets, while still not being the strictest of low-fat diets. It includes necessary fat, like almonds, because 3 percent of your daily calories should come from fat. It also is high in blueberries, which boast high antioxidant content. Broccoli, citrus, grapes, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes, and whole grains are thrown in the diet, too, providing a healthy mix of fruits and vegetables, which keeps the food from being bland.

    South Beach Diet

    • Often called a fad diet, the South Beach Diet has proven to be anything but. It utilizes food low in the glycemic index, which allegedly lowers cravings for sweets and simple carbohydrates. The diet is rich in lean protein, fruits, vegetables, and "good for you" fats, but limits the trans-fats and other bad fats. The diet has three different phases and can supposedly eliminate up to 12 pounds in just the first phase.

    Medifast Diet

    • A low-fat diet rich in greens and lean meat, the Medifast diet is also safe for those with type 2 diabetes. The Medifast diet is also highly customized to each person that comes with "comprehensive program and personalized counseling," according to the Medifast diet. The low-fat diet also allows each person to eat six times a day, keeping hunger out of the diet.

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