It’s never too late to become slimmer and healthier! We have gathered the best diets revealed by U.S. News & World Report, including the most popular DASH Diet and Mediterranean Diet.
News & World Report picked diets basing their choices on various measures, including safety, how easy they are to follow, their effectiveness and more. After that, they created a ranking list to determine the best ones.
For example, the lowest-score diets were the Dukan Diet and the Keto Diet. Those who tried them report that both are rule-complicated and hard to follow.
We will tell you about the top options of the best diet plans for 2018. So read on and get motivated!
DASH Diet
This diet is perfect for people with high blood pressure and includes fresh vegetables, fruits, lean protein, low-fat dairy, and grains, and is a favorite of the team at . Forbidden products include sugar, saturated fat, fatty dairy and most oils. In addition, the diet excludes eating too much salt.
Mediterranean Diet
As you can see from the diet’s name, it borrows the eating habits of Mediterranean countries’ inhabitants. Its main focus is longevity and health. This diet includes fruits, vegetables, healthy fatty products, olive oil and nuts.
Flexitarian Diet
This diet is mostly vegetarian and encourages people to eat veggies and fruits more, but it doesn’t exclude meat entirely.
Weight Watchers
This one is a popular diet, preferred by celebs like Oprah Winfrey. This is a point system, where every meal has a specific number of points and followers are told a number they have to reach every day. Filling foods have less points. However, confectionery products are high in points.
MIND Diet
MIND diet is a mixture of the Mediterranean and DASH diets. The main aim of this one is to keep your brain healthy and prevent Alzheimer’s disease. However, we are not sure that there is enough research about its effectiveness at the moment. This diet recommends eating vegetables, berries, beans, nuts, fish, grains, poultry, wine and olive oil. It excludes butter, cheese, red meat, sweets, fast and fried food.
TLC Diet
TLC stands for Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes and aims to help people cut their level of cholesterol down. It recommends cutting down the fats in general and encourages eating high-fiber foods.
Volumetrics
Volumetrics is about eating energy-dense meals and considering the number of calories in certain meals. Products that have more calories in a smaller amount are energy-dense foods, while those that have fewer calories in a larger amount are low-energy ones.
If you have found that working long hours on developing your business has lead to you getting a bit out of shape, it’s time to get your health in order. Trying one of these diets can be a great lifestyle change, and you will find your mind sharper, energy levels higher, and that you carry yourself with an improved self-confidence.
