Eating For Health

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...

Last week I reported on the ranking of diets in the January issue of the US News and World Report.    I wrote about their top 2 ranked best diets overall.   The report also ranked the top diets for weight loss.   Since many people have resolutions to lose weight in 2014, what weight loss diets are the best?   Number One Weight Loss Diet:   Weight Watchers Diet The top ranked diet for losing weight according to the experts is Weight Watchers.   Why? Pros:   -           Great diet to not only lose the weight but keep it off -           Based on real foods, you can eat what you want -           No foods are “off limits” -           Safe diet -           Philosophy:   fill up on healthy foods -  ...