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DIET DESTINATIONS; The perfect places to keep the pounds off on holiday.

… 60kg (132lb) of beef a year.

But be warned, this is not meateating for the fainthearted: dishes include cow's intestine ( chinchulines) and tongue (lengua).

MENU: Breakfast: Fried eggs and ham (huevos fritos con jamon), Lunch: Tenderloin steak (bife de lomo) Dinner: Roast suckling pig (cochinillo) AVOID: Say no gracias to empanadas (pies) and Mendoza's world-class wines.

DON'T GO TO: Southern India and Thailand. South Asia can be Atkins hell with carbohydrate-heavy, predominantly vegetarian cuisine.

DIET: SOUTH BEACH

IT'S not about low carbs or low fat, according to the South Beach Diet, but the right carbs and the right fats.

Dr Agatston, a cardiologist from the University of Miami, invented this glycaemic index-based diet and made Florida the world's new diet capital.

DESTINATION: SOUTH BEACH

(SoBe), MIAMI, FLORIDA YOU'LL need to be on a diet to holiday in South Beach. America's version of Cannes, it is a sea of Art Deco hotels, little red corvettes and hot, hot, hot Latino bodies.

Thankfully, SoBe's restaurants have donated recipes to The South Beach Diet cookbook and offer diet-friendly options to help you stay trim.

MENU: Breakfast: Oat bran smoothie…