If you love rich red wines, cheese and bread, get ready to feast. The Sardinian diet is the latest in a new diet trend which is said to lead to a longer life.

I came across a book by Mireille Guiliano French Women Don't Get Fat. This is indeed a very interesting and intriguing title, but it did not surprise me. Last November I spent a week in France and I think I know why the French women don't get fat. They eat well and healthy. They eat less and walk a lot. They use red wine.

There is no limit to social creativity in naming dates like the one today: Eat What You Want day. May 11 is a new holiday. Every year this date is celebrated as Eat What You Want day.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck has published a new book on Gluten Free Diet where she discusses a survival guide for those who have gluten allergy. The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide introduces the reader with gluten free recipes and gluten free foods.

The Washington Post ran a happy, chirpy story today about Hungry Girl. Who is Hungry Girl, you ask? Her name is Lisa Lillien; she's the doyenne of how to create fabulous low-calorie snacks from corporate food-like substances. I kid you not.

In USA TODAY we read about diets promoted by celebrities and that these "plans are supposed to remove chemical and dietary toxins from the body. But weight-loss experts have long been skeptical about the claims, saying there is no scientific evidence such programs do a better job than the body's own organs. They also say many of the plans are deficient in protein and other nutrients."

We were looking this morning to nutritionist Joy's Life Diet book and the relationship between this diet plan and chocolate attracted our attention due to our earlier good news that we published about chocolates.

In breaking news from the world of medicine, eMaxHealth is reporting today that diet and exercise are the key to maintaining weight loss. Did you know about this?

Renowned physician, author and weight loss expert Dr. Sanford Siegal, known to generations of dieters as the Cookie Doctor, devotes current CookieDiet.com blog to the impact of obesity and hypothyroidism on sex drive.

Eating a low-fat dash diet full of fruits and vegetables is not only good for the heart and for high blood pressure, it can also decrease women's likelihood of having a heart attack and stroke.

From Dr. Barbara Rolls, Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State and one of America's leading authorities on weight management, comes a much-anticipated lifestyle guide and cookbook that empowers and encourages her readers to quit "dieting" for good, to feel full on fewer calories, and to lose weight and keep it off while eating satisfying portions of delicious, nutritious foods with the Volumetrics diet plan.

Ron Lester, best known for his role as the portly offensive lineman Billy Bob in 1999's "Varsity Blues", has lost almost 350 pounds.