What are the Best and the Worst Diets?
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 D ietary A pproaches to S top H ypertension. 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 offe...