The World’s Best Diet-Nutrition Programs List Announced 2022

Which Is the Best Diet?

Many questions shared by people worldwide concern nutrition. To answer them, each year more than twenty healthcare professionals review thousands of papers to create the BEST DIETS list. It is U.S. News that regularly updates and publishes it as BEST DIETS OVERALL . The list includes 40 diets classified by safety, efficacy, practicality, weight loss and disease prevention.

2022’s “Best Diets” list places the Mediterranean Diet as the healthiest diet! The main reason is new scientific evidence showing it contributes to longevity as well as protection against many chronic diseases. (Note: The rest of the list is at the article’s end)

• Related topic: What Is the Mediterranean Diet and How Is It Followed?

Our prediction came true: Mediterranean cuisine has reached its deserved position!

For years, we have shared scientific findings showing Mediterranean Diet health benefits. It aims to maintain healthy weight and reduce risks of chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, and cancer. Studies show longer lives and healthier living in Mediterranean countries following it.

How Is a Diet Judged “Best”?

US News leads worldwide in this area, preparing and updating its list annually. Editors review medical papers, official reports and other sources for months to create diet profiles describing implementation, aims and health risks. An internationally recognized team of doctors, nutritionists and researchers, numbering 22, then evaluates each diet with their own opinions in 7 categories.

These categories are;

• Ease of following
• Short-term weight loss
• Long-term weight loss
• Nutritional completeness (meeting daily needs)
• Health safety
• Effectiveness in preventing and managing diabetes
• Effectiveness in preventing and managing heart disease.

Editors convert expert assessments to scores from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), creating a ranking of approximately 40 diets.

In some world regions, lifespans are markedly longer

What Are Blue Zones?

Certain regions with the world’s longest lifespans have been identified, called Blue Zones . Their residents generally live healthily to 100. Research on food in the 9 identified regions shows strict Mediterranean Diet adherence.

We list common characteristics of these Blue Zones:

• Plenty of seasonal vegetables and fruit,
• Whole-grain foods,
• Fish frequently preferred,
• Goat’s milk and cheese,
• Local herbs used in teas and meals (chicory, fennel, etc.),
• Turmeric, sweet potatoes and seaweed among preferred foods,
• Some regions eat tofu instead of meat; brown rice, green tea and some mushrooms are also consumed,
• High legume consumption provides plant protein and meets fiber needs.
• In these regions, one of the most important points is mutual support and knowing they live for a purpose,
• Another common feature of Blue ZoneS residents is a continuously active life. This is seen as the most important reason for longer lifespans,
• The great importance of family and living with mutual help is another shared feature,
• Short midday naps are part of life,
• Snacks are frequently not preferred, but when eaten, generally before noon and with nuts,
• Red meat is consumed in small amounts monthly, at most 4-5 times a month,
• Water intake is known to be at least 5-6 glasses daily.

Below is the updated “Best Diets List”

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In research conducted for 15 years by Akdeniz University Gerontology Department head İsmail Tufan and his team, with results announced in 2016, the place with Türkiye’s longest-lived people was identified as Gölköy district in Ordu.