Whether it’s for better health, control of cholesterol, diabetes or weight loss people commonly ask – What diet should I be on?  One only needs to browse the diet book aisles of their favorite book store or search this topic online to be inundated with thousands of books and articles touting the newest and BEST diet.  If you pause to think about it, if there really WAS a BEST diet, wouldn’t there be only ONE book that we all would follow?  Unfortunately the latest fads tend to catch on because they promise fast results with little sacrifice.  As anyone who has tried these diets can tell you, the promise usually goes unfulfilled and the results are typically disappointing and short lived.

I would suggest that the best diet is one that won’t sell many books nor become the next hot fad.  Instead of giving up “bad” foods (the minute we deprive ourselves of something we like – guess what we crave?) and eating more “good" (if its good – more must be better) we focus on eating all food in moderation focusing on portion size and total calories.  Coupled with a regular exercise program, this permanent change in eating habits will go a long way to helping people meet their health and weight goals.