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NEW YORK - One plan advises you to follow it three times a week. Another allows no snacks - except on certain days. And a third advocates for eating up to 20 per cent less.

All the philosophies in the latest bunch of diet books promise to help you shed the winter weight.

Here are some of the new titles, their plans and some perspective from Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.

The Alternate-Day Diet, Dr. James B. Johnson with Dr. Donald R. Laub Sr. (Putnam Adult)

The plan: Diet every other day. During the two-week induction phase, dieters limit calories to about 500 on down days and then eat whatever they want on off days. You can then increase the down-day calories to about 25 or 35 per cent of normal caloric intake.

The No S Diet, Reinhard Engels and Ben Kallen (Perigee Trade)

The plan: No, the "s" does not stand for something unprintable. Rather, Engels, a software engineer, and Kallen, a nutrition writer, offer a diet that has three rules and one exception, all of which begin with the letter S: no sweets, snacks or seconds except on Saturdays, Sundays and Special days (birthdays, holidays).

The Sugar Fix, Dr. Richard Johnson with Timothy Gower (Rodale Books)

The plan: Johnson offers a plan to dramatically cut back on high-fructose corn syrup, a standard ingredient in many foods. He links this sweetener to the obesity epidemic and says that reducing consumption will lead to weight loss and better overall health.