The Dukan Diet: Can 5 million thin French people be wrong?

The controversial, hugely popular French diet has helped millions of Europeans shed pounds. Now it's coming to America

The Dukan Diet, created by French doctor Pierre Dukan, is a high-protein, low fat diet that has reportedly been used by model Giselle Bundchen and Jennifer Lopez.
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There's a new fad diet, and it comes from the land of stinky cheese and buttery pastries. The Dukan Diet has "taken France by storm," selling millions of books and gaining millions more followers over the past decade. Now the high-protein diet is making its American debut, with books hitting stores next month. Here's the skinny:

What is the Dukan Diet?

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