Our Trending section collects the meal plans readers save, print, and share most in a given month: 7-day Atkins, Dukan, South Beach, Scarsdale, egg diet, 2,000-calorie weight-gain, and 3-day cleanse plans.
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Our Trending section collects the meal plans readers save, print, and share most in a given month: 7-day Atkins, Dukan, South Beach, Scarsdale, egg diet, 2,000-calorie weight-gain, and 3-day cleanse plans. Calorie ranges cover 1,200 to 3,000 kcal per day, and every plan links to its full food list, printable PDF, and phase or refeed notes where the protocol has them.
Every plan is built in Nutritionix with USDA values as the reference. Calorie targets are matched to a modest deficit (300 to 750 kcal/day for weight loss) or a small surplus (250 to 500 kcal/day for gain), and protein sits at or above 0.8 g/kg body weight, higher for active readers. Diet-specific rules (Atkins Induction under 20 g net carbs, Dukan phase authorized-foods list, South Beach glycemic control) are followed exactly rather than blended.
Plans are written or reviewed by a Registered Dietitian on our team, Brenda Peralta, Kerly Cordova, Marita Radloff, or Karolina Peterova, with medical review from Franco Cuevas, MD. Recipes referenced in each plan are cooked in our Wayne, NJ kitchen by Food Editor Damla Sengul. Tell us at social@dietsmealplan.com if a menu totals differently than we say.