(alt.support.diet) Post here only if your post is NOT relevant to another forum. To provide emotional support, encouragement, and practical advice to those who wish to improve their health, appearance through a weight loss or maintainance program.

(alt.support.diet.low-calorie) The purpose of this newsgroup is to provide a support area for low-calorie diets and for regular exercising. All subjects supporting low-calorie diets and regular exercising will be allowed.

(alt.support.diet.low-carb) To provide practical advice, emotional support, and encouragement to those who wish to improve their health, appearance, and/or mood levels through a low carbohydrate program.

(alt.support.diet.low-fat) For those interested in support for a low fat way of eating. A low-fat diet will be defined as following a weight loss diet where 30% or less of your calories come from fat.

(alt.support.diet.weightwatchers) Discussion between people following WW123 programmes. Topics include progress reports on weight-loss, giving and seeking of advice or encouragement, sharing recipes & estimation of WW point for particular food.

(alt.support.diet.rx) Discussion of medications used in weight control (such as phentermine and fenfluramine)