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Every year for the past 6 years, US News and World Reports ranks the best diets ( Best Diets 2016 ).   They gather a panel of diet and nutrition experts and rank 38 diets on a number of criteria.   They rate various diets on areas of: -ease in following -diets ability to produce long-term and short term weight loss -how nutritionally complete the diet is -safety of the diet -if the diet has the potential to prevent diabetes, heart disease or helps manage these diseases What are the Best Diets Overall?   The ranking for best diets is based on ratings that included safety, weight loss, sustainability, and other factors. DASH diet – The DASH diet also came in as number one last year.   This diet was originally developed for high blood pressure and the acronym stands for D ietary A pproaches to S top H ypertension.   But it is also a nutritionally complete diet, very safe, helps prevent and control diabetes, supports healthy hearts.   MIND Di...

Every year for the past 5 years, US News and World Reports ranks the best diets ( Best Diets 2015 ).   They gather a panel of diet and nutrition experts and they rate various diets on areas of: ease in following diets ability to produce long-term and short term weight loss how nutritionally complete the diet is  safety of the diet       if the diet has the potential to prevent diabetes, heart disease or helps manage these diseases            What are the Best Diets Overall?      DASH diet – this diet was originally developed for high blood pressure and the acronym stands for D ietary A pproaches to S top H ypertension.   But it is also a nutritionally complete diet, very safe, helps prevent and control diabetes, supports healthy hearts.     TLC Diet – stands for Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes and was created by the National Institutes of Health. ...

Every January the US News and World Report ranks the best diets .   They rank diets based on the best diets for your overall health, for weight loss, for diabetes, for heart health.    So what are the best diets as of January 2014? Best Overall Diets Number One:   DASH DIet Two diets came out on top for best diets overall, the DASH diet and the TLC diet.   When teaching nutrition, I always tell my students about the DASH diet.   It is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.   So yes, it is recommended for those with high blood pressure.   But it is also a great diet for overall nutrition and for heart health.   It is a nutritionally sound and balanced diet.   The diet focuses on foods rich in potassium, calcium, protein and fiber to help fight or lower high blood pressure.   This diet was developed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and they have free guides for the plan.   They offer a ...