Interested in finding (all) sites that do online personalized diets.
Need price to subscribe, contact info of CEO.

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 May 2006 17:13 PDT

Hi thinjoe-ga!

In cases like these and by experience, usually CEOs do not give out
personal contact information. Would general company contact
information be ok?

Plus based on initial research some companies do not readily give out
the pricing structure and at times the CEO info is not there. Would we
just eliminate from the list any online diet plans that do not have
one or more of these info or we just include them and take a note of
it?

Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by thinjoe-ga on 06 May 2006 23:37 PDT

compant contact alone is ok.
try to get pricing when available, but list site even if pricing is unavailable.

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 07 May 2006 16:20 PDT

Hi again thinjoe-ga!

In my previous clarification, I also asked about the CEO information.
CEO information are hard to come by since they may not be on the
website or are dated because they were only mentioned in the news or
in press releases.

Will this be ok with you even if we are not sure if the info is not up to date?

Thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 08 May 2006 13:49 PDT

Hello thinjoe-ga,


I?ve also been researching your question and I?m finding quite a lot
of information. I?m also finding it extremely difficult to extract
only the minimal information you listed:

1) online diet plan name, 
2) CEO name, 
3) contact information, 
4) pricing. 

I?m also wondering how many diet plans you expect. It?s difficult to
get ?all? of anything.

It would help to know what is your objective in gathering this list.
It?s fairly easy to gather a list of diet programs. It takes more
effort to qualify whether they offer an online version. My preliminary
search also shows that finding pricing information is very difficult
because these sites tend to offer a variety of pricing programs and
many of them require you to register first before they tell you about
their options. It?s almost easier to search outside their websites to
find the pricing information from customer reviews. Finding contact
information is also surprisingly difficult with some of these sites if
you want something beyond the general press or info e-mail address.

Let me give you a couple of examples so you can see what I mean and
then give me guidance on how to proceed.

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EDIETS
------

http://www.ediets.com/
eDiets.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIET)

http://www.ediets.com/company/
http://www.ediets.com/company/index.cfm
http://www.ediets.com/company/contact.cfm
Member Services (Program Support)
You can make adjustments to your eDiets.com membership at any time by
emailing help@ediets.com. You will receive an email reply to your
request within 24 hours.

Toll-Free Support: (800) 265-6170
Local Support: (954) 571-0100
Fax: (800) 804-3595
Corporate
eDiets.com
3801 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
Phone: (954) 360-9022
Fax: (954) 360-9095

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=DIET
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=DIET
KEY EXECUTIVES
Mr. David R. Humble , 71
Founder, Chairman, Chairman of eDiets Inc. Pres of eDiets Inc 
Mr. Robert T. Hamilton , 42
Interim Chief Exec. Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal
Accounting Officer, Sec. and Treasurer $

http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=DIET&script=410&layout=6&item_id=459606
eDiets.com, Inc.
Robert T. Hamilton
954-360-9022, ext. 115
rhamilton@eDiets.com

http://www.subscriptionconnection.com/subscriptions/2769988332254188/
ediets.com ? Pricing Options (5 sample options shown)

http://www.directmag.com/news/marketing_response_media_wins/index.html
Response Media Wins eDiets Postal File
Feb 11, 2004 

Customers register online and provide their names and postal
addresses. They spent an average of $100 for their eDiets membership,
and paid by credit card. Members are between 25 and 55 and have an
average income of $55,000.

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SPARKPEOPLE
-----------

http://www.sparkpeople.com/
http://www.sparkpeople.com/about/index.asp
http://www.sparkpeople.com/contact.asp
SparkPeople, Inc.
4392 Marburg Av
Cincinnati, OH 45209
press@sparkpeople.com
corporate@sparkpeople.com
1-800-314-6903

http://www.sparkpeople.com/community/residentexperts.asp#chris
Chris Downie ? CEO, Founder

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=530
How Can SparkPeople Be Free?
SparkPeople Founder & CEO Explains...

http://www.everydiet.org/sparkpeople.htm
At one point, they offered (arguably) the best value weight loss
program online ($9.95 per year). However, the pricing was
substantially increased in late 2004.

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SAMPLES FROM DIRECTORIES AND LISTS OF DIETS
-------------------------------------------

http://www.chasefreedom.com/
This site offers a listing of hundreds of reviews by diet name. The
reviews sometimes include the URL for the diet program but most of the
time they don?t. You could use this list to find the websites for
these diets and then compile the information you?re looking for. This
would require several steps for each diet name.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Health/Weight_Loss/Diets_and_Programs/
Sample of a large directory?s listings. Each diet is described briefly
and a link is provided to the website. Each website will have to be
searched to find the information you?re looking for.


As you can see, thinjoe-ga, there are many options for compiling the
information you?ve asked for. Please clarify what you?re looking for
in terms of how many listings you expect and how much detail.

I look forward to your clarification.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by thinjoe-ga on 10 May 2006 08:47 PDT

Clarification

1.  Don't need CEO info 
2.  Need Url of site and contact info if any (from whois.com)
3.  Want a minimum of 20 sites that offer a customized personal diet service
    on-line.  ie. ask questions->provide diet.
4.  Obtain pricing for the plan when available

Thank you

Hello again thinjoe-ga,

Thank you for the clarification. Below you will find detailed
information for 20 online personal diet service websites. It is very
difficult to find pricing information for some of these sites because
they offer a variety programs. I included the links so you could get
the full details whenever possible. It has also been difficult to find
contact information for some of these sites but I?ve provided at least
generic contact information for all of them. In addition, I?ve listed
some of the directories and review sites I used so that you can easily
continue your explorations.

Wishing you well for your project.

~ czh ~


1)
NAME: eDiets.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIET)

URL: http://www.ediets.com/

CEO: Robert T. Hamilton
http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=DIET&script=410&layout=6&item_id=459606
eDiets.com, Inc.
Robert T. Hamilton
954-360-9022, ext. 115
rhamilton@eDiets.com

CONTACT: http://www.ediets.com/company/contact.cfm

Member Services (Program Support)
You can make adjustments to your eDiets.com membership at any time by
emailing help@ediets.com. You will receive an email reply to your
request within 24 hours.

Toll-Free Support: (800) 265-6170
Local Support: (954) 571-0100
Fax: (800) 804-3595
Corporate
eDiets.com
3801 W. Hillsboro Blvd.
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
Phone: (954) 360-9022
Fax: (954) 360-9095

PRICING: Various plans
http://www.subscriptionconnection.com/subscriptions/2769988332254188/
ediets.com ? Pricing Options (5 sample options shown)


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2)
NAME: SparkPeople, Inc., SPARKPEOPLE

URL: http://www.sparkpeople.com/


CEO: Chris Downie ? CEO, Founder
http://www.sparkpeople.com/community/residentexperts.asp#chris


CONTACT: http://www.sparkpeople.com/contact.asp
SparkPeople, Inc.
4392 Marburg Av
Cincinnati, OH 45209
press@sparkpeople.com
corporate@sparkpeople.com
1-800-314-6903

PRICING: Conflicting information ? free or very low fee.

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=530
How Can SparkPeople Be Free?
SparkPeople Founder & CEO Explains...

http://www.everydiet.org/sparkpeople.htm
At one point, they offered (arguably) the best value weight loss
program online ($9.95 per year). However, the pricing was
substantially increased in late 2004.


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3)
NAME: Diet Health, Inc. (Dr. Kushner?s Personality Type Diet)


URL: http://www.diet.com/

CEO: Robert Kushner, MD, Medical Director, Diet.com

CONTACT: http://www.diet.com/corporate/contact.shtml
Diet Health, Inc.
106 S. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
drkushner@diet.com

PRICING: Various ? see table in link below
http://www.diet.com/support/help2.shtml
What is the price of Premium Membership?

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4)
NAME: NutriSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI)

URL: http://www.nutrisystem.com/

CEO:  Michael J. Hagan, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=66836&p=irol-governance
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=66836&p=irol-IRHome

CONTACT: http://www.nutrisystem.com/contact/
NutriSystem, Inc.
200 Welsh Road
Horsham, PA 19044 
Office phone: (215) 706-5300 
Office fax: (215) 706-5388 
Toll Free: 1-800-585-5483
Info@nutrisystem.com

PRICING: Varied ? large variety of programs
http://www.nutrisystem.com/shop/main.cfm?action=catalog/displayDefault

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5)
NAME: DietWatch.com Inc.

URL: http://www.dietwatch.com/

CEO: Dr. Amir Kishan, CEO
http://www.diet2006.com/eventphotos-miami-2005.php

CONTACT: http://www.dietwatch.com/dietwatch/shared/about_us.asp?view=Contact%20Information
DietWatch.com Inc. 
336 Atlantic Ave 
Suite 301 
East Rockaway, NY 11518 
FAX: 212.208.2550
Sales: sales@dietwatch.com 
Investor Relationship: investor@dietwatch.com
Elad Levran, Vice President of Business Development, at (646)
435-7839, or at elad@dietwatch.com.

PRICING: Various membership packages ? see link below
http://www.dietwatch.com/dietwatch/enrollment/our_guarantee_p2.asp?

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6)
NAME: The South Beach Diet Online

URL: http://www.southbeachdiet.com/public/default.asp
http://www.southbeachdiet.com/sitemap/sitemap.html

CEO: Arthur Agatston, M.D.
http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?whoistoken=2
Registrant: 
Agatston, Arthur 
4302 Alton Road, Suite 710 
Miami Beach, FL 33140    US
Domain Name: SOUTHBEACHDIET.COM 
Administrative Contact , Technical Contact : Waterfront, Media   
info@waterfrontmedia.com
45 Main Street, Suite 406    
Brooklyn, NY 11201    US    
Phone: 718.797.0722    

CONTACT:
If you have questions about the South Beach Diet(TM) Online, you can
email us at questions@southbeachdiet.com or call us toll-free at
1-866-218-2681 from 9am - 8pm EST, Monday through Friday.

PRICING: $5 per week
https://secure.agoramedia.com/sbd2/regstep2_sbd.asp?promo=&email=

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7)
NAME: Weight Watchers International, Inc.

URL: http://www.weightwatchers.com/plan/www/online_01.aspx
http://www.weightwatchers.com/
http://www.weightwatchers.com/help/map/index.aspx

CEO: Linda Huett, Chief Executive Officer

CONTACT: Fill-in forms for a variety of contacts below
http://www.weightwatchers.com/help/1033/cnt/index.asp

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=WTW
Weight Watcher's International Inc.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-817-4200

PRICING: Various ? see link below
http://www.weightwatchers.com/plan/www/online_01.aspx

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8)
NAME: Anne Collins Weight Loss Program

URL: http://www.anne-collins.com/

CEO: Anne Collins

CONTACT: http://www.anne-collins.com/contactus.php
Fill-in form
http://whois.aaaq.com/whois.cgi
Domain Name: anne-collins.com
Registrant: Anne Collins commerce@annecollins.com 
Rosebank Cottage 
Cappanboha, Leap 
Co. Cork, n/a n/a 
IE 
02833734

PRICING: The total cost is $19.97 for 12 month membership
http://www.anne-collins.com/userfaq.php


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9)
NAME: Nutrawatch

URL: http://www.nutrawatch.com/

CEO: Christopher Salemme
http://www.register.com/retail/whois_info.rcmx?requestType=validate_challenge
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=&url=http://www.nutrawatch.com
Contact Info for nutrawatch.com: 
Zogic, Christopher Salemme 
85-B Hillcrest Rd
Berkeley, CA 94705
+1 510 655 9039
csalemme@dttus.com

CONTACT: http://www.nutrawatch.com/contact.htm
Fill-in form

PRICING: $14.95 per year
http://www.nutrawatch.com/

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10)
NAME: Diet Forum

URL: http://www.dietforum.com/
http://www.dietforum.com/about.html

CEO: Dan Burley, Co-founder
dburley@access1.net 

CONTACT: http://www.dietforum.com/contact.html
Diet Forum
5342 W. 125 Street
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Phone: 310-643-5211
Fax: 310-643-8850
editor@dietforum.com 

PRICING: (membership is less than $1 a week)
http://www.dietforum.com/plan.htm?nbuy


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11)
NAME: The Sonoma Diet

URL: http://www.sonomadiet.com/public/index.aspx

CEO: Connie Guttersen, R.D., Ph.D., author of the Sonoma Diet

CONTACT:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=sonomadiet.com&url=sonomadiet.com
Meredith Corporation 
1716 Locust St
Des Moines, IA 50309
+1 515 284 3000
web.admin@meredith.com

PR Contact Info 
Heidi Krupp
Krupp Kommunications
Phone: 212-265-4704
hkrupp@kruppkommunications.com

PRICING: $5 per week
https://www.sonomadiet.com/publicsite/funnel/register.aspx

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12)
NAME: The Zone Diet

URL: http://www.zonediet.com/public/
http://www.zonediet.com/public/site-map.aspx

CEO: Dr. Barry Sears, author
http://www.drsears.com/welcome.page

CONTACT:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=www.zonediet.com&url=www.zonediet.com 
Contact Info for zonediet.com: 
Zone Labs Inc 
222 Rosewood Dr
Danvers, MA 01923
+1 978 539 0100
Fax: +1 978 539 0090
daves@zonelabsinc.com
http://www.zonelabsinc.com/contactus.page
Customer Service 1-800-404-8171

PRICING: $4 per week
https://www.zonediet.com/landing/register3.aspx?fnl=2&nocnfm=1&promo=F537F406-395B-4172-B660-D8E0DE7E4512

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13)
NAME: FreeTrainers.com Personalized Diet Plan

URL: http://www.freetrainers.com/
http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Nutrition.jsp

CEO: Adrian Hossu
http://www.whois.net/whois.cgi2?d=freetrainers.com
Administrative Contact: 
 Hossu, Adrian adrian@freetrainers.com
 3563 Autumnleaf Crescent
 Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1K6
 CA
 (416)995-3042 


CONTACT: http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Contact.jsp
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=www.freetrainers.com&url=www.freetrainers.com
Contact Info for freetrainers.com: 
Freetrainers.Com 
3563 Autumnleaf Crescent
Mississauga, ON L5L 1K6
Canada
+1 416 995 3042
adrian@freetrainers.com

PRICING: Free
http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/Nutrition.jsp

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14)
NAME: Changing Shape Customized Diet Programs

URL: http://www.changingshape.com/

CEO: Matthew Johnson
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/changingshape.htm

CONTACT: http://www.changingshape.com/company/contacts/
Mail
Changing Shape Fitness
1418 1/2 S. Genesee Ave 
Los Angeles, CA 90019
Voice Mail
360.601.0482 Mon - Fri. 9a.m. to 5 p.m. PST

Public Relations
publicrelations@changingshape.com 
Customer and Membership Services
support@changingshape.com  

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=www.changingshape.com&url=www.changingshape.com
Contact Info for changingshape.com: 
Changing Shape 
11216 NE 64th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98686
+1 360 258 2625
Fax: +1 571 434 4620
matt@changingshape.com

PRICING: Varies ? see chart on page below
http://www.changingshape.com/fitnessinfo/

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15)
NAME: Personal Dietitian

URL: http://www.a-personaldietitian.com/

CEO: Carolyn Classick-Kohn, MS,RD, President, Co-Founder, Nutrition Expert

CONTACT: http://www.a-personaldietitian.com/Contact_Us.htm
For customer support, site related questions, etc please email: 
personal@personal-diet.com
For Phone Inquiries call: 1- 800-513- 9883
Email: personal@personal-diet.com

PRICING: Unable to determine ? many plans
http://www.a-personaldietitian.com/default.htm

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16)
NAME: Cyberdiet

URL: http://www.cyberdiet.com/reg/index.html

CEO: Timi Gustafson, RD and Cynthia Fink.

CONTACT: http://www.cyberdiet.com/reg/about_us/contact.html
DietWatch.com, Inc. (Cyberdiet.com)
205 Lexington Ave., 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Technical Assistance: support@dietwatch.com 
Business Development: bizdev@cyberdiet.com 
Advertising Department: bizdev@cyberdiet.com 
Management: management@cyberdiet.com 

PRICING: Varies ? see plans at link below
http://cyberdiet.dietwatch.com/dietwatch/enrollment/our_guarantee_p2.asp?AfilliateReferer=CDPages

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17)
NAME: Change One Diet, The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.

URL: http://www.changeone.com/
http://www.changeone.com/gen-con/subscribe.jhtml?_requestid=669358

CEO: Richard Williams

CONTACT: http://www.changeone.com/help/index.jhtml?articleId=327
Customer Support
1-877-242-6431.
customersupport@changeone.com

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=www.changeone.com&url=www.changeone.com 
Contact Info for changeone.com: 
Readers Digest Association, Richard Williams 
Readers Digest Rd
Pleasantville, NY
10570
US
+1 914 244 7460, Fax: +1 914 244 2277
rich.williams@rd.com 


PRICING: Unable to find pricing information without registration.
http://www.changeone.com/reg/reg-genV5.jhtml?_requestid=669370

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18)
NAME: FitDay

URL: http://www.fitday.com/
http://www.fitday.com/Pc/WhatIsFitDay.html

CEO: Russ Determan

CONTACT:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=www.fitday.com&url=www.fitday.com 
Contact Info for fitday.com: 
Determan, Russ 
733 Turnpike St #224
North Andover, MA 01845
+1 978 685 2361
russ@determan.net

PRICING: Free online diet and weight loss journal. $29.95 software download
http://www.fitday.com/pc/pchome.html?gcid=24

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19)
NAME: StartYourDiet.com

URL: http://www.startyourdiet.com/

CEO: Christopher Dziewulski

CONTACT: http://www.startyourdiet.com/about_us.htm
Palm Tree Software 
1566 W Algonquin Rd Suite 200
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
www.PTSinnovations.com

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=www.startyourdiet.com&url=www.startyourdiet.com
Contact Info for startyourdiet.com: 
Dziewulski, Christopher 
1566 W Algonquin Rd, Ste#200
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
+1 847 934 5948, Fax: +1 773 880 5934
pmtrsft@aol.com

PRICING: Free diet tracking online. Complete package is $29.95 membership per year.
http://www.startyourdiet.com/faq.htm

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20)
NAME: MyNaturalphysique Customized Meal Plans

URL: http://www.naturalphysiques.com/nutrition/

CEO: Jeremy Likness 

CONTACT:
help@naturalphysiques.com
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=www.naturalphysiques.com&url=www.naturalphysiques.com
Contact Info for naturalphysiques.com: 
Jeremy Likness 
PMB 303, 6822 22nd Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
770-456-5580 (ph) 
678-921-5216 (fax)
weightlossexpert@naturalphysiques.com

PRICING: Varies ? See chart on website below.
http://www.mynaturalphysique.com/pricing.aspx



====================================
ONLINE DIETS DIRECTORIES AND REVIEWS
====================================

http://www.subscriptionconnection.com/subscriptions/2769988332254188/
http://www.chasefreedom.com/
http://www.everydiet.org/
http://www.everydiet.org/online_diets.htm
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Health/Weight_Loss/Diets_and_Programs/
http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Health/Weight_Loss/


===============
SEARCH STRATEGY
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online personalized diets

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 13 May 2006 14:28 PDT

Dear thinjoe-ga,

I'm sorry you rated and closed the question without first asking for
clarification. I provided you with all of the information you asked
for in your question. It is impossible for a researcher to know what
the customer is already acquainted with. You could have mentioned the
earlier "someone else's Google question" if you thought it was
relevant to your question. Further, what are "easy obvious answers" to
some are beyond the searching capabilities of others. I'm sorry you're
unhappy with the type of personalization that's offered by the sites I
included. This is where clarifying your question would have helped. I
spent several hours to locate sites that offered the kind of services
you asked for.

If you're unhappy with your answer, I suggest that you ask for a
refund. Since this is the first question you've posted I also suggest
that you review these links to assure that you have a better Google
Answers experience the next time.

http://answers.google.com/answers/faq.html
http://answers.google.com/answers/faq.html#refund
http://answers.google.com/answers/pricing.html

All the best.

~ czh ~

Gave easy obvious answers, and many of the sites do not offer personalized
individual diets (ie. Start your diet). Southbeach, Nutrisystems et al
all promote their owbn diets.  Got almost the same answers for free on
someone else's Google question for "find online diet programs" posted
12/2005.
If provider czh-ga decides to provide anther 10 (not so obvious) sites that
ask questions and provide personalized diet, I would consider using
this service again.