0Most Effective Diets for 2012, from Weight Watchers to Vegan (Photos)The Daily Beast analyzes the most recent scientific studies to figure out which diet will whittle the excess most effectively.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 12:25AM EDT / Published Dec. 30, 2011 4:45AM EST #1, VolumetricsGetty #2, Low-fat diet #3, Weight WatchersGetty Images (3) #4, Mediterranean Diet #5, Atkins DietPascal Le Segretain / Getty Images #6, Slim-FastAP and Getty Images #7, Jenny CraigRobert Benson / Getty Images #8, Ornish DietKim Komenich, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images #9, LEARN Diet #10, Zone DietPaul Drinkwater, NBCU Photo Bank / AP Photo Vegan (unranked)Wolfgang Flamisch / Corbis Paleolithic (unranked)Winfried Wisniewski / Corbis
#1, VolumetricsGetty #2, Low-fat diet #3, Weight WatchersGetty Images (3) #4, Mediterranean Diet #5, Atkins DietPascal Le Segretain / Getty Images #6, Slim-FastAP and Getty Images #7, Jenny CraigRobert Benson / Getty Images #8, Ornish DietKim Komenich, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images #9, LEARN Diet #10, Zone DietPaul Drinkwater, NBCU Photo Bank / AP Photo Vegan (unranked)Wolfgang Flamisch / Corbis Paleolithic (unranked)Winfried Wisniewski / Corbis