Check out any bookshelf or bestseller list and there are bound to be titles like “Zone,” “South Beach,” and “Sugar Busters” peppered among the thrillers and how-tos.

Popular diets have graced talk shows, magazines, and entertainment news with their celebrity spokespeople and supporting medical research since Dr. Atkins ate spaghetti.

Whether living in Beverly Hills or in a prehistoric cave, there may be a popular diet for you. Browsing through popular diets is a great way to gain interest in losing weight, and although many consider diets with titles such as the Celebrity Diet, or the Caveman Diet as only fads, there is a reason why they are popular—somebody lost weight!