These Are The Top 4 Diets For 2023, According To U.S News & World Report

For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has crowned the Mediterranean Diet as their number one overall diet. This way of eating focuses on whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and healthy fats. Following close behind, in second place, were the DASH Diet – which works on lowering blood pressure – and the Flexitarian Diet – a vegetarian-based eating pattern.

“The reasons (that the Mediterranean diet is popular) are fairly simple. You’re eating delicious whole foods. It’s backed by decades of research showing its health benefits for a variety of conditions,” Gretel Schueller, managing editor of health at U.S. News & World Report, tells On The Inside. “It’s healthy. It doesn’t cut out any food groups or specific foods. So, it allows it to be sustainable.”

The four best overall diets are:

  1. Mediterranean diet
  2. DASH diet and flexitarian diet (tie)
  3. MIND diet
  4. TLC diet

The Mediterranean diet was honored with the top spot in a number of categories, including best diet for bone and joint health, most family-friendly diets, most effective for healthy eating, and best plant-based diet. On the other hand, WeightWatchers came in first in terms of best weight-loss diets and diet programs.

“When we talk about the Mediterranean diet, it’s more of a lifestyle and, therefore, we can talk about how to apply it to a variety of cuisines,” Schueller says. “You’re looking at foods that are high in fiber and whole grains, and (it) includes a lot of whole foods and moderate amounts of healthy fats.”

This year, the publication’s team of 30 professionals assessed 24 diets and eating regimens across 11 metrics. As opposed to last year, when 40 diets were surveyed, the count was modified based on a selection of criteria.

“If you actually look at the lists of diets, you’ll see that many of the ones that we had ranked last year actually still exist. They’ve been incorporated into one of the 24 ranked diets. For example, vegan and vegetarian we used to always have them as separate ranked diets,” Schueller says. “There are a variety of reasons why we wove them into all our diets, and I think the big reasons are one, there’s been an increasing move toward plant-forward eating.”

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