Every time you turn around a new diet pops up that promises to take excess pounds off and keep them off. In this Consumer Watch Report, we check out popular diets to see which ones work best. Here are the findings on South Beach, Atkins, Slim-Fast and more.

Meals prepared in Consumer Reports' test kitchen show the vast differences in diets. The low-carb Atkins diet is heavy on protein and fat, with no rice or potatoes in sight. The super low-fat Ornish diet calls for lots of vegetables and grains, but no meat. There is a Weight Watchers' with meals like skinless, roasted chicken breast, broccoli and rice and a salad topped with low-fat dressing.

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