Of the many diet plans on the market, there are some that stand out either because of their overall positive effects of your health (for example, high-fibre) or their effectiveness at helping you lose weight.

When it comes to helping people lose weight, the two most popular diet plans of the past few years have been the Atkins and the GI, and though they come at weight loss from very different perspectives, they both share one thing in common - helping to control the dramatic fluctuations in blood sugar that make it so hard for people to control their eating.