U.S. News & World Report has released their survey of the best diets of 2013. A panel of experts who are specialists in fields such as nutrition, diabetes, heart health, human behavior and weight loss were asked to rate 32 of the most popular diets of 2013.
The panel evaluated the diet on the basis of safety, nutrition, short and long term weight loss, and ease.
Would you like to know the winners?
First Place: DASH
The DASH diet was developed by the US government to fight high blood pressure. To find out more about DASH, you may read the brochure from the US government here.
Second Place: TLC
The TLC diet, or Therapeutic Lifestyle changes, was created by the National Institutes for Health to improve cholesterol levels. For more information, go here.
The panel evaluated the diet on the basis of safety, nutrition, short and long term weight loss, and ease.
Would you like to know the winners?
First Place: DASH
The DASH diet was developed by the US government to fight high blood pressure. To find out more about DASH, you may read the brochure from the US government here.
Second Place: TLC
The TLC diet, or Therapeutic Lifestyle changes, was created by the National Institutes for Health to improve cholesterol levels. For more information, go here.
Third place was a three-way tie. It goes to:
The Mediterranean Diet
This diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, olive oil, fish, and other healthy foods.
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers focuses on group support to help you make healthy food choices, with a little room for indulgences.
The Mayo Clinic Diet
Found in The Mayo Clinic Diet Book, ($26) this diet aims to get rid of bad eating habits and establish healthy eating habits. It claims you’ll shed 6 to 10 pounds in two weeks and continue losing 1 to 2 pounds weekly until you’ve hit your goal weight.
And what were the worst diets of 2013? Starting at the bottom:
32. The Paleo Diet
The Paleo Diet cuts out all breads and dairy and focuses on lean meats and vegetables. This diet rated low in every category. The experts found it to be nutritionally unsafe, not beneficial to heart health or diabetes and not easy to follow.
31. The Dukan Diet
The Dukan Diet is a high protein, all-you-can-eat diet, but U.S. News’ experts labeled it as “too restrictive, with lots of rules, and there’s no evidence it works.”
30. The Raw Food Diet
The Raw Food Diet claims that food loses many important enzymes and nutrients when it is cooked or processed. It is based mainly on uncooked plant based foods. While experts found that this diet was helpful in losing weight, it was declared to be extremely difficult to follow and not completely safe or nutritional.
U.S. News & World Report also established several categories. The winners were:
Best Diets Overall
1. DASH Diet
2. TLC Diet
Best Weight Loss Diets
1. Weight Watchers
2. Biggest Loser, Jenny Craig, and Raw Food Diet (tie)
Best Diabetes Diets
1. Biggest Loser and DASH (tie)
Best Heart-Healthy Diets
1. Ornish Diet
2. TLC Diet
Best Commercial Diet Plans
1. Weight Watchers
2. Jenny Craig
Best Diets for Healthy Eating
1. DASH Diet
2. TLC Diet
Easiest Diets to Follow
1. Weight Watchers
2. Jenny Craig
Best Plant-Based Diets
1. Mediterranean
2. Flexitarian
For more information, click on U.S. News and World Report.
The Mediterranean Diet
This diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, olive oil, fish, and other healthy foods.
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers focuses on group support to help you make healthy food choices, with a little room for indulgences.
The Mayo Clinic Diet
Found in The Mayo Clinic Diet Book, ($26) this diet aims to get rid of bad eating habits and establish healthy eating habits. It claims you’ll shed 6 to 10 pounds in two weeks and continue losing 1 to 2 pounds weekly until you’ve hit your goal weight.
And what were the worst diets of 2013? Starting at the bottom:
32. The Paleo Diet
The Paleo Diet cuts out all breads and dairy and focuses on lean meats and vegetables. This diet rated low in every category. The experts found it to be nutritionally unsafe, not beneficial to heart health or diabetes and not easy to follow.
31. The Dukan Diet
The Dukan Diet is a high protein, all-you-can-eat diet, but U.S. News’ experts labeled it as “too restrictive, with lots of rules, and there’s no evidence it works.”
30. The Raw Food Diet
The Raw Food Diet claims that food loses many important enzymes and nutrients when it is cooked or processed. It is based mainly on uncooked plant based foods. While experts found that this diet was helpful in losing weight, it was declared to be extremely difficult to follow and not completely safe or nutritional.
U.S. News & World Report also established several categories. The winners were:
Best Diets Overall
1. DASH Diet
2. TLC Diet
Best Weight Loss Diets
1. Weight Watchers
2. Biggest Loser, Jenny Craig, and Raw Food Diet (tie)
Best Diabetes Diets
1. Biggest Loser and DASH (tie)
Best Heart-Healthy Diets
1. Ornish Diet
2. TLC Diet
Best Commercial Diet Plans
1. Weight Watchers
2. Jenny Craig
Best Diets for Healthy Eating
1. DASH Diet
2. TLC Diet
Easiest Diets to Follow
1. Weight Watchers
2. Jenny Craig
Best Plant-Based Diets
1. Mediterranean
2. Flexitarian
For more information, click on U.S. News and World Report.
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