Episode 119: Best Diets for 2024

US New & World Reports recently published their list of the “Best Diets for 2024.” In addition to their top three “Best Overall Diets”, the publication ranks the Best Weight-Loss Diets, the Best Fast Weight-Loss Diets, the Best Diets for Diabetics, the Best Heart-Healthy Diets, the Easiest Diets to Follow, the Best Diets for Bone and Joint Health, the Best Family-Friendly Diets, the Best Diets for Healthy Eating, the Best Plant-Based Diets, and the Best Diet Programs. Forty-three nationally recognized dietitians evaluated 30 diets, including the Mediterranean Diet, the DASH Diet, the MIND Diet, the Mayo Clinic Diet, the Flexitarian Diet, WeightWatchers, the Volumetrics Diet, Dr. Weil’s Anti-Inflammatory Diet, the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes or TLC Diet, the Vegan Diet, the Ornish Diet, the Pritikin Diet, the Zone Diet, Noom, the Plantstrong Diet, the South Beach Diet, the Nutritarian Diet, Jenny Craig, the Profile Plan, the Paleo Diet, the Health Management Resources or HMR Diet, Nutrisystem, Keyto Diet, OPTAVIA, the Keto Diet, Adkins, SlimFast, the Dukan Diet, Herbalife Nutrition, and the Raw Food Diet. The Mediterranean Diet, the DASH Diet, the MIND Diet were evaluated as Best Overall. In this episode, we discuss what these diets are, what diets should be, and what diets are best for… aging well.

Other diets discussed include the PURE Diet (see episode 108; links below):
PURE Healthy Diet Sees Advantage by Promoting Whole-Fat Dairy for Heart Health
Diet, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 80 countries
Association of the Mediterranean Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet With the Risk of Dementia

Also mentioned are the Renaissance Periodization (RP) Diet and Precision Nutrition.
https://rpstrength.com/
https://www.precisionnutrition.com/