Popular Diets Reviewed: The 5-Factor Diet

Like other diet plans, this book addresses overeating; however, it fails to address other eating triggers like emotion, stress and boredom As a five week plan, this diet can help you get used to eating a well balanced diet that focuses on healthful foods. However, for weight loss to be maintained, you have to carry these principles past the five-weeks outlined in the book and into daily life.

* Grade: A-. This diet outlines a well-balanced diet that includes all of the food groups. It focuses on healthy foods and incorporates exercise into the recommendations. I only wish the exercise recommendations met the standards set forth by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

* Popular Diet Rating System

A: This diet meets accepted standards for a healthy well-balanced diet. It recommends food from all food groups with an emphasis on healthy choices within each food group.
B: This diet meets most accepted standards for a healthy well-balanced diet. It emphasizes healthy foods but does not include food from all food groups.
C: This diet only meets some accepted standards for a healthy well-balanced diet. It does not differentiate between food choices in each food group and therefore does not emphasize healthy foods.
D: This diet does only meets one or two accepted standards for a healthy well-balanced diet.
F: This diet does not meet any accepted standards for a healthy well-balanced diet. It does not differentiate between healthy foods and unhealthy foods and/or does not meet caloric needs.