Gretel Schueller

Now in its 14th year, U.S. News Best Diets has released its rankings for 30 popular diets across 11 categories based on various criteria, from their healthiness to the likelihood of their helping you lose weight.So, before you choose a new eating plan or diet, read about the best – and worst – rankings, just in time to capitalize on those New Year’s resolutions you’ve just begun.On any given day, millions of people in the U.S. are trying to lose weight. More than half of Americans reported that…

The best diets for life U.S. News evaluated and ranked 30 diets with input from a panel of health experts. To be top-rated, a diet had to be safe, relatively easy to follow, nutritious and effective for weight loss. It also had to be stellar at reducing diabetes and heart disease risk. No. 30 Raw food diet The experts give the raw food diet solid marks for weight loss. But it’s considered all but impossible to follow. In addition, its nutritional completeness and safety leave something to be des…

The Mayo Clinic diet is one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Diets of 2024. Read more for Mayo Clinic diet meal plans, food lists, reviews and tips for success.

America’s Test Kitchen teamed up with U.S. News to ask people on the keto diet what they really think. They share their biggest challenges – and surprising successes.

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Want to drop pounds fast? Maybe bikini season has, once again, snuck up on you. Or maybe you vowed never to spend another holiday or special occasion feeling uncomfortable or self-conscious. Whatever the reason, we all wish for a magic wand to take pounds off fast at one time or another. No. 9 (tie) Vegan diet New to the 2024 rankings, the vegan diet requires eliminating all animal products from your diet. Research continues to show many health benefits to following plant-based eating plans, inc…

A heart-healthy diet has many benefits. While being overweight puts people at risk for heart disease and stroke, a heart-healthy diet can help you lose weight or lower cholesterol, blood pressure or triglycerides, a type of fat in blood. No. 15 Zone diet The Zone diet is an anti-inflammatory diet that promotes eating food in specific proportions and requires five meals per day. The aim of the Zone diet is to make sure your insulin and other inflammation-promoting hormones stay “in the zone.” It…

With help from a panel of diet and nutrition experts, U.S. News unveils new 2023 diet rankings.