Diet books routinely top the best-seller lists, and new diet plans come out seemingly every day. Each review highlights the claims made in the book, provides a synopsis of the diet plan or program, describes the nutritional pros and cons, and a provides a "bottom line" summary from a food and nutrition expert: a registered dietitian! Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics members, including current and former spokespeople, have reviewed nearly a hundred books covering topics like diet, food and nutrition, health concerns, weight loss and more. The reviews below have been categorized by the primary author of the book.
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- Agatston, Arthur: The South Beach Diet Super Charged
- Alvarez, Dr. Manny: The Hot Latin Diet
- Amen, Daniel G.: The Amen Solution
- American Heart Association: Eat Less Salt
- Apovian, Caroline: The alli Diet Plan
- Bauer, Joy: Joy's LIFE Diet and Joy Bauer's Food Cures
- Beck, Judith S.: The Beck Diet Solution and The Complete Beck Diet for Life
- Bennett, Connie: Sugar Shock
- Bergen, Jenna: Your Big Fat Boyfriend...How to Stay Thin When Dating a Diet Disaster
- Bittman, Mark: Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating
- Blatner, Dawn Jackson: The Flexitarian Diet
- Brill, Janet Bond: Cholesterol Down and Prevent a Second Heart Attack
- Carr, Kris: Crazy Sexy Diet: Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark and Live Life Like You Mean It!
- Clark, Melissa: The Skinny
- Clower, William: The French Don't Diet Plan
- Colbert, Don: What Would Jesus Eat?
- Cooper, Robert K.: Flip the Switch, Lose the Weight
- Craichy, K.C.: The Super Health Diet: The Last Diet You Will Ever Need
- Cruise, Jorge: The Belly Fat Cure
- Cunningham, Tricia: The Reverse Diet
- D'Acampo, Gino: The Italian Diet
- Davis, William: Wheat Belly
- De Molina, Raul: La Dieta del Gordo
- Delaney, Brian M.: The Longevity Diet
- Delaney, Lisa: Secrets of a Former Fat Girl
- DeLuz, Roni: 21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox
- Downie, Chris: The Spark
- Duigan, James: Clean & Lean Diet
- Dukan, Pierre: The Dukan Diet
- Dupin, Olivia: The Complete Guide to Naturally Gluten-Free Foods
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- Eisenson, Howard J.: The Duke Diet
- Esselstyn, Rip: The Engine 2 Diet
- Ferguson, Az: The Game On! Diet
- Ferriss, Timothy: The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat–Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
- Fletcher, Anne M.: Weight Loss Confidential
- Forsythe, Cassandra: Women's Health Perfect Body Diet
- Frankel, Val: Thin Is the New Happy - A Memoir
- Freedman, Rory: Skinny B*tch and Skinny B*tch: Bun in the Oven
- Gallop, Rick: The G.I. Diet Clinic
- Gayler, Paul: Healthy Eating for Lower Blood Pressure
- Gittleman, Ann Louise: Fat Flush for Life
- Glassman, Keri: The Snack Factor Diet
- Greene, Bob: The Best Life Diet, Revised and Updated
- Greenwood-Robinson, Maggie: The Biggest Loser
- Guiliano, Mireille: French Women Don't Get Fat
- Guttersen, Connie: The Sonoma Diet and The New Sonoma Diet: Trimmer Waist, More Energy in Just 10 Days
- Hark, Lisa: The Whole Grain Diet Miracle
- Hasselbeck, Elisabeth: The G-Free Diet
- Hobbs, Chantel: Never Say Diet
- Hyman, Mark: Ultrametabolism and The Ultrasimple Diet
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- Jibrin, Janis: The Supermarket Diet
- Katz, Rebecca: The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen and One Bite at a Time, 2nd Edition
- Katz, David L.: The Flavor Point Diet
- Kendall-Reed, Dr. Penny: The No Crave Diet
- Kessler, David: The End of Overeating
- Kirsch, David: The Ultimate New York Diet Plan
- Klauer, Jana: How the Rich Get Thin
- Kleiner, Susan: The Good Mood Diet
- Knight, India: Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet
- Kress, Diane: The Metabolism Miracle
- Krupp, Charla: How Not to Look Old
- Lapine, Missy Chase: The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals and The Sneaky Chef: How to Cheat on Your Man (in the Kitchen)
- Larson, Andrew: The Gold Coast Cure's Fitter Firmer Faster Program
- Lillien, Lisa: Hungry Girl 200 Under 200
- Ludwig, David: Ending the Food Fight
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- Marion, Joel: The Cheat to Lose Diet
- McGraw, Dr. Phil: Dr. Phil's Ultimate Weight Solution
- McIlwain, Harris H.: Diet for a Pain-Free Life
- McKeith, Gillian: Gillian McKeith's Food Bible and Slim for Life
- Michaels, Jillian: Making the Cut and Master Your Metabolism
- Miller-Kovach, Karen: WeightWatchers Family Power
- Moreno, Mike: The 17 Day Diet
- Moriyama, Naomi: Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat
- Musante, Gerard J.: The Structure House Weight Loss Plan
- Owens, Terrell: T.O's Finding Fitness
- Oz, Daphne: The Dorm Room Diet
- Pasternak, Harley: The 5-Factor Diet
- Peeke, Pamela: Body for Life for Women
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- Rainagel, Monica: The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan
- Raz, Olga: The Bread for Life Diet
- Reno, Tosca: The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged
- Rivas, Paul: The Cheater's Diet
- Rodriguez, Judith C.: The Diet Selector
- Roizen, Michael F.: You: On a Diet
- Rosati, Kitty: The Rice Diet
- Sass, Cynthia: Cinch! Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds and Lose Inches
- Seinfeld, Jessica: Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food
- Shafia, Louisa: Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
- Shapiro, Howard: Dr. Shapiro's Picture-Perfect Weight Loss 30 Day Plan
- Silverstone, Alicia: The Kind Diet
- Smith, Ian K.: The 4 Day Diet and Extreme Fat Smash Diet
- Snyder, Michael A.: Full: A Life without Dieting
- Stoler, Felicia: Living Skinny in Fat Genes: The Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Feel Great
- Strickland, Elizabeth: Eating for Autism
- Talbott, Shawn: The Cortisol Connection Diet
- Taubes, Gary: Good Calories, Bad Calories and Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs And the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
- Trager, Stuart L.: The All-New Atkins Advantage
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