(Long Island, N.Y.) 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
