Deciding which diet to go on can be tricky process. Diets in a Nutshell is an indispensible book that offers a complete, easy to use, A-to-Z reference for the bewildering array of diets wa are faced with today. The book provides alphbetical listings and descriptions in plain English of almost 90 diets covering: 1) A review of some of the more popular fad diets, such as the Atkins Diet, the Cabbage Soup Diet, the South Beach Diet, and the Zone Diet. 2) Information on diets for specific medical conditions, such as acid reflux, diabetes, attention deficit disorder, premenstrual symptoms, irritable bowl syndrome, or prostate cancer. 3) Discussions of diets recommended by major health and government organizations.