The five rules for choosing a diet

Ready to go on a diet, but you don't know where to start? Here's your mini guide to choosing a diet that's right for you.

Rule one: Skip the fads. If a diet eliminates a whole food group (example: "no whole grains ever"), demands you must never, or always, combine two food groups (example: "always eat fats with proteins"), or claims certain foods have magical fat burning powers ("eating grapefruit burns fat"), skip it. Only consider diets that stress a wide array of healthy foods including fruits and vegetables, lean meats, healthy fats like Omega 3's, and portion controlled amounts of high fiber carbohydrates. Read more.