Around the World in Four Diets
 When it comes to the latest diet trends, it's all about ... location, location, location. The philosophy? When in Rome--EAT like the Romans. The South Beach Diet swept the nation with it's spicy blend of exotic dishes and breezy tone, but move over South Beach--there are new diets in town poised to push your plan off the map.
Yep, regional diets are all the rage--and are not just fads like the enticing but flawed Cookie Diet (Oh, if only!) These latest and greatest regional plans are doctor-designed and scientifically sound to help weight-watchers near and far shed some pounds. And get a load of the covers--they look more like picturesque postcards than diet books
Here's a quick tour of four regional diet programs that aim to send your saddlebags packing. (Sure gives new meaning to the term-- traveling light!)
The diet: The Sonoma Diet
The dish: "The Sonoma Diet was inspired by the Mediterranean diet and emphasizes eating a generous variety of foods that boost your vitality, protect your heart, and improve your overall health."
The destination: www.sonomadiet.com
The diet: The Nantucket Diet
The dish: "The Nantucket Diet is not a fad diet - it is an evidence-based, effective and highly individualized approach to regaining control of your weight and health." Best of all: This diet book features Nantucket and New England Culinary culture and is cowritten by a doctor.
The destination: www.nantucketdiet.com
The diet: The Hamptons Diet
The dish: "Building on the low-carb, Mediterranean-style diet plan he pioneered in Thin For Good , Dr. Pescatore now presents The Hamptons Diet , a program that introduces a secret ingredient - Australian macadamia nut oil, the most monounsaturated oil on the planet -among other delicious benefits."
The destination: www.hamptonsdiet.com
The diet: The Okinawa Diet Plan
The dish: This program "adapts traditional Okinawan dietary principles for a delicious blend of East and West so that anyone can reap the very same benefits of the leanest and longest-lived people on earth"
The destination: www.okinawaprogram.com
Janene Mascarella
March 15, 2007 6:29 AM Eastern E-mail This Page | Talk About It | Return to My Column
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