Diet marketers will try harder in 2009 (Pacific Daily News)

Weight-loss marketers face a hefty challenge with the advent of diet season: selling products and services to pound-conscious yet penny-pinching consumers.

Bob Greene has a recipe plan for Oprah (and you) (New York Daily News)

For fitness and diet guru Bob Greene, 2009 brings a high-profile project. He?s helping Oprah get her body back. At the same time, the author of ?The Best Life Diet? hits stores with ?The Best Life Diet Cookbook."

Fit for good: Try Joy’s LIFE diet (MSNBC)

Nutritionist Joy Bauer shares a weight-loss plan that's a lifestyle change, not just a diet. In her new book, "Joy's LIFE Diet," she gives step-by-step instructions on how to shed pounds and keep weight off for good.

Start '09 on track with organizing aids (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Need help getting organized in 2009. Photo caption: The e-pill Cadex Medication Reminder Watch features 12 alarms, including reminder text messages up to 36 characters. Photo by Associated Press

Maximizing Your Low Carb Nutrition Values (PIZZAHEROS)

Getting the nutrients which carbs supply while keeping overall carb intake low is possible; it simply requires learning how to keep simple and complex carbohydrates in proportion, with complex carbs making up the bulk of the carbs in a diet; to be certain the sources of those carbs are, as much as possible, natural and not refined; and to learn how to judge proper portions.