U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, recently released its annual assessment of the year’s Best Diets. For the seventh year in a row, the DASH diet has been rated Best Diet Overall, followed by the Mediterranean diet, up from fourth place last year. The MIND diet, second last year, comes in third, and is followed by a four-way tie for fourth place: the Flexitarian diet, Mayo Clinic Diet, the TLC diet and Weight Watchers.
In addition to the Best Diets Overall, this year’s lists can help people find the Best Weight-Loss Diets, Best Fast Weight-Loss Diets, Easiest Diets to Follow, Best Commercial Diets, Best Diets for Healthy Eating, Best Plant-Based Diets and best diets for conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
U.S. News 2017 Best Diets Rankings
1. DASH diet |
1. Mayo Clinic Diet |
1. Weight Watchers |
2. Mediterranean diet |
1. Weight Watchers |
2. Jenny Craig |
3. MIND diet |
3. Jenny Craig |
2. Volumetrics |
1. HMR Program |
1. DASH diet |
1. Fertility diet |
1. Weight Watchers |
2. Mediterranean diet |
1. Mediterranean diet |
3. Biggest Loser |
3. MIND diet |
1. MIND diet |
1. Weight Watchers |
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1. DASH diet |
1. DASH diet |
1. Mediterranean diet |
2. Mediterranean diet |
1. Ornish diet |
2. Flexitarian diet |
2. Vegan diet |
3. TLC diet |
3. Ornish diet |
3. Vegetarian diet |
Source and cover image: U.S. News & World Report