For the rankings, a panel of 33 nationally recognized experts in nutrition, obesity, food psychology and chronic disease management rated 24 diets for healthiness, safety, ease of following and promoting a healthy, sustainable lifestyle. More methodology information is available here.
Here are the 20 top heart-healthy diets, as ranked by U.S. News.
Note: The list includes ties.
1. Dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet
2. Mediterranean diet
3. The flexitarian diet
3. Ornish diet
5. Mediterranean-DASH intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet
5. The therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) diet
7. Mayo Clinic diet
7. Volumetrics diet
9. Dr. Weil’s anti-inflammatory diet
9. WeightWatchers diet
11. Pritikin diet
12. Nutritarian diet
13. Jenny Craig diet
13. Noom
15. Zone diet
16. Keyto diet
16. Nutrisystem diet
16. South Beach diet
19. Atkins diet
19. Raw food diet
For more information about each diet, click here.
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