Best Diets Overall
U.S. News evaluated and ranked the 38 diets below with input from a panel of health experts. To be top-rated, a diet had to be relatively easy to follow, nutritious, safe, effective for weight loss and protective against diabetes and heart disease. The government-endorsed Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet took the top spot, while the Mediterranean diet came in second.
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DASH Diet
#1 in Best Diets Overall
DASH was developed to fight high blood pressure – not specifically as an all-purpose diet, but experts give it high marks all around. more
- 4.2/5
- Overall Score
- 3.3/5
- Weight Loss
- 4.8/5
- Healthy
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