Best Diets 2020

Diets come and go, and with their number reaching 100 worldwide, there is diet confusion . “Eat whatever you want! Fat melts overnight!” From claims like this to “The miracle diet against cancer!” , diets are “marketed” with dozens of slogans... But what is the truth? Is there really a miracle diet, and which diets are good or bad?

Many questions shared by people worldwide concern eating patterns. To answer them, US News & World Reporthas classified diets by their characteristics and capabilities for 10 years, with a large team of scientists and nutrition experts.

A panel of nationally recognized experts in diet, nutrition, obesity, food psychology, diabetes and cardiovascular disease assembled by US News & World Report examined and rated 35 diets .

The Results Are as Follows:

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Note: Although absent from the summary list above, Vegetarian diet ranked 9, Vegan diet ranked 17, Alkaline diet ranked 28, Paleo diet ranked 29, and Atkins diet ranked 37.

Each diet was evaluated for:

• Ease of following it,
• Short-term weight loss,
• Long-term weight loss,
• Nutritional completeness,
• Nutritional safety,
• Diabetes,
• Potential to prevent and manage heart disease,

in a total of 7 categories .

What Principles Underlie These Category Ratings?

Best Diets for Healthy Eating

A healthy diet should provide sufficient calories while including all food groups. Combining nutritional completeness and safety doubles the emphasis on safe, healthy weight loss. Quick results matter after holidays or at summer's start, but the real test is whether a diet can last for years, particularly for overweight or obese people. Health safety counts twice in this category because no diet should be dangerous.

Which Are the Healthiest Diets?

1. Mediterranean diet
2. DASH diet
3. Flexitarian diet

Which Are the Best Weight-Loss Diets?

This category combines short- and long-term weight-loss outcomes. Some people want rapid weight loss, while others aim for slow, steady progress. The ranking is:

1. Weight watchers diet
2. Volumetric diet
3. Vegan diet

Which Diets Are Best for Diabetes?

Ranked according to average diabetes ratings.

The ranking is:

1. Mediterranean diet
2. DASH diet
3. Flexitarian diet
4. Mayo Clinic diet
5. Vegan diet

Which Diets Are Best for Heart Health?

Uses average heart health ratings.

1. Ornish diet
2. Mediterranean diet
3. DASH diet

Which Diets Are Easiest to Follow?

Represents panelists' average assessments of taste appeal, ease of preparation, and not leaving people hungry.

The ranking is:

1. Mediterranean diet
2. Flexitarian diet
3. Weight watchers diet
4. MIND diet

Which Diets Produce the Fastest Weight Loss?

Based on short-term weight-loss rates. The ranking is:

1. HMR diet
2. Optavia diet
3. Weight watchers diet
4. Atkins diet
5. Ketogenic diet
6. Jenny craig diet

Which Are the Best Plant-Based Diets?

Uses the same approach as the healthiest diets, emphasizing plant foods and minimally processed foods. The ranking is:

1. Mediterranean diet
2. Dahs diet
3. Ornish diet
4. Vegetarian diet
5. Nordic diet

The Mediterranean dietranked first again this year in many categories, especially healthy eating. It aims to maintain healthy weight and reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as cancer. Studies show longer lives and healthier living in Mediterranean countries following this diet.