Dieting is the practice of ingesting food in a regulated fashion to achieve a particular objective. In many cases the goal is weight loss, but some athletes aspire to gain weight (usually in the form of muscle) and diets can also be used to maintain a stable body weight.

For folks wanting to low carb but not sure where to start, this quick food guide gives you some ideas of what you'd be eating if you decided to "do Atkins."

Atkins...South Beach...The Zone...Low Fat...Low Carb...No Carb...Colonics (no way). Every time you turn around some new diet is telling you what you can and can't eat. And while binging on fries can lead to thunder thighs - for dogs, certain foods can be downright deadly. Check out our list of the top 10 most dangerous foods for dogs.

The Atkins Diet menu can help work out your problem in this way and it can also help you in compilation a list of foods and meals that you shouldn't eat.

Scientists say a gut hormone could explain why high protein diets can aid weight loss. PYY is released when a person eats protein-rich foods and sends signals to the brain indicating fullness.