High in nutrients, simple to follow, perfectly safe and very effective for protecting the practitioners from heart disease and diabetes while promoting weight loss – these are some of the characteristics of the best diets.
Not while ago, US News analyzed and ranked a total of 38 diets based on the opinion of a group of health specialists. In order to be ranked better, every diet had to possess the characteristics we have mentioned before. It turns out that the diet that was supported by the US government known as DASH or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension is the best.
#1. DASH Diet
Dash was designed to help people eliminate hypertension, so the creators didn’t have other purposes in mind.
However, the aforementioned health experts have concluded that this diet provides excellent nutritional support for the body; it’s safe, promoted heart health and has the ability to control or manage diabetes.
Although it is relatively unknown, it has shown much better results compared to popular diets.
Overall Position: 1
Score: 4.1/5
#2. (tie) MIND Diet
What is interesting about this diet is that it is based on two successful diets – Mediterranean and DASH diet. Although it is made for our brain health it provides positive effects in all systems. This is a relatively new diet, but it made to the second place on this list. This is a thorough and healthy plan that provides scientifically proven results.
Overall Position: 2
Score: 4/5
#2. (tie) TLC Diet
TLC or Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes is another great diet designed by the NIH – National Institutes of Health. Health experts have not determined any major downsides of this diet and they have concluded that it is especially useful for those looking to protect and support their cardiovascular health.
According to one member of the team of experts, TLC is an extremely healthy, safe and comprehensive diet. However, this diet supports the DIY approach unlike most of the diets on this list which provide very precise instructions.
Overall Position: 2
Score: 4/5
#4. (tie) The Fertility Diet
In case you implement these modifications in your diet, activity and weight, you will be able to improve ovulation and conceive a baby much faster. The experts were amazed from the results that The Fertility Diet provides and that’s why they’ve placed it among the top 5 diets on this list. This diet was especially good in categories like safety, nutrition, easiness and diabetes. Yet, if your goal is to get pregnant, it is always a good idea to be a little bit skeptical. One of the experts said that there is no evidence that this diet can affect the fertility.
Overall position: 4
Score: 3.9/5
#4. (tie) Mayo Clinic Diet
The famous Mayo Clinic has decided to come up with a unique healthy diet and the health experts that were part of this investigation were satisfied with the results. It was especially useful for diabetics and those looking for high amount of nutrients. When it comes to weight loss, the effects were described as “moderate”.
Overall position: 4
Score: 3.9/5
#4. (tie) Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet is focused on foods like veggies and fruits, fish, olive oil and other foods praised for their positive effects on all bodily systems. It was not a surprise for the experts to find out that this diet is beneficial for the health.
Overall position: 4
Score: 3.9/5
#4. (tie) Weight Watchers Diet
Weight Watchers Diet is a very interesting and highly effective diet. This diet was able to leave many commercial diets behind because it had great results in many areas like long-term and short-term weight loss and it’s very simple to practice. It provides good amount of nutrients too. Additionally, it is focused on group support, abundance of veggies and fruits and it leaves space for sporadic indulgences.
Overall position: 4
Score: 3.9/5
#8. (tie) The Flexitarian Diet
The Flexitarian Diet was better than many other diets and its performance was especially good when it comes to nutritional comprehensiveness, easiness to follow and long-lasting weight loss results. One of the health experts that were analyzing the Flexitarian Diet concluded that this is one of the rare diets that can be practiced by the whole family.
Overall position: 8
Score: 3.8/5
#8. (tie) Volumetrics Diet
This diet with an interesting name has proven to be very efficient. It was praised for its safety and because it’s very nutritious. Some of the experts believe that the Volumetrics diet can prevent diabetes and promote heart health. They say that this a diet plan that can bring benefits to any category of people.
Overall position: 8
Score: 3.8/5
#10. Jenny Craig Diet
Jenny Craig was accepted by health experts because it is simple to follow, nutritionally comprehensive and safe and sound. It also provides emotional support for the practitioners. However, most of these health experts agree that the positive effects for diabetics and people with heart health issues are minimal. There were also cases when people couldn’t follow this diet after some period of time.
Overall position: 10
Score: 3.7/5
Via Huffington Post
