This just in: The high-protein Atkins diet tops the charts as far as weight loss is concerned, according to a yearlong study from Stanford University School of Medicine. The study, published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, compared the Atkins program with three others (Zone, Ornish and the LEARN diet, which follows the governments food pyramid) that are heavier on carbs.

After one year, those on Atkins lost an average of 10.4 pounds, compared with 5.7 pounds on LEARN, 4.8 on Ornish and 3.5 on Zone.

This isnt the first time high-protein diets have come out ahead in weight-loss studies, leading researchers to believe that protein-rich foods have an edge over carbohydrates in making someone feel full and satisfied, leading to more fat-shedding success.

Diet Delivery

(Don't hold your breath - Batali and Ducasse likely won't join the ranks of diet delivery services but some of these chefs certainly aim to emulate their
tastiness.)

The Importance of Eating Earnestly
We sampled the food from three different diet delivery meal plans: Zone Chefs, 5 Square Meals and Nutrisystem. A variety of factors were considered when sampling the fruits (vegetables, proteins and carbs) of each program.

Epicurious.Com Picks eDiets(R) as Best Diet Meal Delivery Service

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As more and more dieters turn to meal delivery services as a convenient way to eat well and lose weight, eDiets is earning national recognition for raising the bar on what consumers can expect in taste and nutritional value. eDiets today announced that Epicurious.com, the award-winning food website, has selected eDiets as the winner of a test of the country's leading diet delivery programs. eDiets was selected for taste, nutrition, a wide range of meal choices and its personalized diet and fitness program over ZoneChefs(R), PureFoods(TM) Fresh LowCarb, Jenny Craig(R) Jenny Direct and NutriSystem(R)*.

For as little as $15.95 per day, eDiets delivers fresh chef prepared meals each day, customized to their food preferences.

CSIRO book judged the best diet in Australia

The CSIRO's Total Wellbeing Diet has been voted the most effective way to lose weight by an online panel of Australian dieters. The high-protein diet beat 19 other plans including Weight Watchers and Dr Tickell's Great Australian Diet, which came second and third respectively. Other contenders reviewed included the Atkins diet, the Zone, Herbalife weight management program and the South Beach diet. The first volume of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet book sold more than 700,000 copies, knocking both Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code off the top of the bestseller list. The authors have since launched a second volume, which tackled criticism of the science behind the original diet.

Relay for Life emphasizes screening for colon cancer

BY HOWARD BUCK Columbain staff writer

Long overshadowed as a killer of men and women in the U.S., colon cancer gained new respect at the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life, west Clark County edition. There were several hundred blue glow-sticks that lit up the Columbia River High School track late Saturday — a gift to each fundraiser participant who signed a pledge to seek colon screening or to persuade someone else 50 or older to do so. Hours earlier, a bright red, pear-shaped "Polyp Man" and a hot-pink fabric colon display had to make do. "Colon cancer, and colons in general, are kind of an embarrassing topic. People are kind of quiet about it," said Libby Mongue, a six-year Hodgkin’s Disease survivor and devoted anti-cancer activist. It was her job to entice the families, friends and other teams circling the track to check an informative display and vow to pay attention.