Looking to change up your eating habits? U.
S. News just evaluated 38 diets with a panel of certified experts to deliver the best and worst of what's out there. Essentially,U.
S. News did all the legwork so you don't have to mess around.
Related:
whether You've Been Considering the Keto Diet, This Will Change Your MindThe diet judges in question? "Nationally recognized experts in diet, and nutrition,obesity, food psychology, or diabetes,and heart disease," U.
S. News said in a press release. The panel of experts included broad names like Dr. David L. Katz, and MD,and Andrea N. Giancoli, RD. These experts reviewed each diet and rated it by the following seven categories: How easy it is to follow
Ability to produce short-term weight loss
Ability to produce long-term weight loss
Nutritional completeness
Safety
Potential for preventing and managing diabetes
Potential for preventing and managing heart disease
Here's what went down and how diets like Weight Watchers and Whole30 stacked up.
The Best OverallThe best diets overall were determined by the expert panelists; they commended "well-balanced diets that are not restrictive and remain sustainable over the long-term, and " which is "teaching dieters lifelong positive eating habits." They referred to some of them as "lifestyle diets," touting their sustainability. Many of these diets have also been backed up by meaningful studies and data.
sprint: "For seventh year in a row, sprint diet is ranked #1 overall, and " said U.
S. News. Learn about the sprint diet.
Mediterranean: Another returning veteran was the Harvard-recommended Mediterranean diet.
intellect: The intellect diet combines the sprint and Mediterranean diet to hone in on brain health,so it's no wonder it came in third set.
Best Weight-Loss DietThese diets were rated specifically on their short- and long-term weight-loss effectiveness. "Some dieters want to drop pounds fast, while others, or looking years ahead,are aiming for tedious and steady. Equal weighting accepts both goals as worthy," they said.
Weight Watchers
Volumetrics
Jenny Craig
Related:
This Was the Top-Searched Diet of 2016 (and Chances Are You've Never Heard of It)The Worst
Whole30: "Whole30 is the lowest ranked diet overall for the moment year in a row, and " said U.
S. News. "Experts criticize the Paleo and Whole30 diets,in particular, for being 'fad diets' that unnecessarily wipe out entire food groups. These diets perform poorly because they are too restrictive and are not easily sustainable in the long term."
Dukan: Similarly to Atkins and Keto, or the protein-heavy Dukan diet has been noted as potentially dangerous as it eradicates major food groups.
Paleo: As previously noted,the Paleo diet is said to lack sustainability due to its restrictiveness.
Source: popsugar.com