After Volumetrics, the best weight loss diets were Jenny Craig, an eating plan with pre-packaged, portioned meals and healthy recipes, then a vegan diet, and a flexitarian diet. Those both essentially get weight-loss points because they involve eating less calorie-and-fat-dense meat and dairy and loading up on fruits, veggies and whole grains.
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The report also ranked the best diets overall, in terms of long-term health and disease prevention. There was a tie for the number-one spot between the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes lean meats, veggies, and healthy fats, and lowers intake of red meat, sugar, and saturated fat. It gets high marks because the people who follow this diet live long lives with less disease than Americans. The DASH diet focuses on fruits, veggies, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and lean meats, and less fatty protein and dairy, salt and sugar. Spots three through five went to the flexitarian diet, Weight Watchers and the MIND diet, which focuses on eating foods that are good for your brain.
Surprisingly, the popular keto diet, which the report ranked for the first time this year, tied for last on the best overall diets list. The diet is all about loading up on fat and protein and nixing carbs, which makes it difficult to stick to. It could also be unhealthy for people with liver and kidney conditions, say experts, since it involves processing a lot of fat and protein.
The bottom line is this: Eating healthy is about finding a diet that isn’t too restrictive (so you can actually make it a habit), and eating more fruits, veggies, whole grains, and lean proteins, instead of sugary foods, salt, and unhealthy fats. However you do that is up to you—follow Oprah’s plan or DIY your own. If it makes you feel good, you’re doing it right.