C.01Crowd favourite
Team Mediterranean
Olive oil, fish, vegetables and whole grains. The most evidence-backed pattern in the room, and the camp everyone expects to go deep.
On the plateVeg, legumes, whole grains, fish, nuts, olive oil
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The seven camps.
Every team flies the flag for one way of eating and follows it for the whole season. Same coaching, same challenges, same scales. Which camp would you fight for?
The campsSeven flags+
C.01Crowd favourite
Veg, legumes, whole grains, fish, nuts, olive oil
C.02Fast starters
Team Keto
Very low carb, high fat, chasing ketosis. The most disciplined squad on the field and the one most likely to shock the scoreboard in week one.
On the plateMeat, fish, eggs, fats, low-carb veg
C.03Something to prove
Team Plant-based
All plants, all season. The camp with the most to prove, the loudest supporters at home and a fibre advantage nobody else has.
On the plateVeg, fruit, legumes, grains, nuts, seeds
C.04The clock-watchers
Team Fasting
It is about when you eat as much as what. A 16:8 or 5:2 window, an empty morning table, and a camp that lives by the clock.
On the plateNormal food, inside an eating window
C.05All-in
Team Paleo
Eat like an ancestor. No grains, no dairy, nothing processed. The camp that does the most cooking and complains about it the least.
On the plateMeat, fish, eggs, veg, fruit, nuts
C.06The all-rounders
Team DASH
Balanced, blood-pressure friendly, mostly plants with meat as a guest. The steadiest camp on the board and the one most Australians see themselves in.
On the plateWhole foods, less salt, occasional meat
C.07The number-crunchers
Team Calorie Count
Any food at all, just inside a deficit. No banned list, no rules except the maths, and a camp that tracks every single gram.
On the plateAnything you like, within the budget
P.02 · Seven pantries, one kitchenCamp supply
Form guide+
Tale of the tape
Every camp has a way it wins and a week where it hurts. This is the honest version, before anyone stands on the scales.
C.01 Team MediterraneanCrowd favourite
StrengthLivable. Nobody quits because dinner is miserable.
WeaknessSlow starters. It rarely wins the first weigh-in.
C.02 Team KetoFast starters
StrengthExplosive early numbers. Water weight moves fast.
WeaknessRestrictive. The middle of the season is where it hurts.
C.03 Team Plant-basedSomething to prove
StrengthVolume eating. Full plates, fewer calories.
WeaknessPlanning. Protein and B12 have to be deliberate.
C.04 Team FastingThe clock-watchers
StrengthSimple rules. No weighing, no counting, just timing.
WeaknessBrutal on challenge days. Hunger makes bad decisions.
C.05 Team PaleoAll-in
StrengthCuts ultra-processed food out completely, overnight.
WeaknessExpensive and time-hungry. The prep never stops.
C.06 Team DASHThe all-rounders
StrengthNobody burns out. It is the pattern you can keep.
WeaknessRarely spectacular. Steady does not make highlight reels.
C.07 Team Calorie CountThe number-crunchers
StrengthTotal flexibility. Nothing is off the table.
WeaknessRelentless. The tracking never gets a day off.
The honest bit+
No camp is the right answer
Across the research, whole-food patterns like Mediterranean and DASH consistently do well, and the diet somebody can actually sustain beats the perfect one they quit in week three. DietWars is built to show that, not to hide it.
So the camps are drawn to be genuinely competitive, the scoring is identical for all of them, and no camp is written to win. If the steady one takes it, the steady one takes it.
