By the time you weigh at-least 500kg, believe me you will need to find a, doable diet that fits your food preferences, lifestyle and budget can be daunting. The choice also depends on whether you're looking for long-term weight loss, quick results or both. To make it easier, here's are the top 15 weight-loss diets, as ranked by U.S. News and evaluated by
nutrition experts.
1 Weight Watchers Diet
This isn't your mother's (or father's) Weight Watchers. The plan's new emphasis is on eating healthier, fitness that fits your life and "developing the skills and connection to tune in and unlock inner strength." Thanks to its focus on a balanced diet with no restrictions, experts rated Weight Watchers No. 1 for overall weight loss. They praised the program's extensive support system, which can help dieters keep the pounds off.
2 HMR Program
If significant weight loss has been a struggle, a meal-replacement diet like the HMR program may work where traditional diets don't. The program provides low-calorie shakes, meals and bars (you add fruit and veggies), and encourages healthy lifestyle strategies, physical activity and personal accountability. Experts said HMR could help dieters keep pounds off in the long term, especially if they continue to take advantage of telephone coaching sessions.
3 (tie) Biggest Loser Diet
Even if you're not looking for dramatic weight loss as on the TV show, the Biggest Loser diet might help you shed pounds. The plan is pretty straightforward: Eat regular meals that emphasize filling calories from fruits, vegetables, lean protein sources and whole grains; practice portion control; keep a food journal and exercise. You can follow the Biggest Loser guidebook, work out to the boot camp exercise video, and if you want to splurge, book a stay at a Biggest Loser Resort.
4 (tie) Jenny Craig Diet
Based on delivered, prepacked meals, Jenny Craig Diet also offers dieters ongoing emotional support. It costs more than other diets, so you may need to tighten your belt in more ways than one. You'll likely lose significant weight on Jenny Craig, especially if you're motivated enough to stick to the plan for several months or more.
5 (tie) Raw Food Diet
As you'd expect, the Raw Food Diet emphasizes fruits and veggies. In addition, the diet gives thumbs down to food that's been cooked, processed, microwaved, irradiated, genetically engineered or exposed to pesticides or herbicides. Experts cautioned that the diet is so restrictive that the approach may be "unrealistic" over the long haul. Still, with determination, raw food dieters will likely have sustainable weight loss.
3 (tie) Raw Food Diet
As you'd expect, the Raw Food Diet emphasizes fruits and veggies. In addition, the diet gives thumbs down to food that's been cooked, processed, microwaved, irradiated, genetically engineered or exposed to pesticides or herbicides. Experts cautioned that the diet is so restrictive that the approach may be "unrealistic" over the long haul. Still, with determination, raw food dieters will likely have sustainable weight loss.
6 Volumetrics Diet
Healthy, low-density foods fill your plate and leave you satisfied even as you lose weight, according to the Volumetrics Diet. You shouldn't feel hungry on filling but low-calorie foods such as fruits and veggies, nonfat milk, and soup, grains, breakfast cereal, low-fat meat, legumes, and low-fat chili and spaghetti. And research suggests that following a diet with low-calorie, high-volume foods is an effective way to drop pounds and keep them off.
7 (tie) Atkins Diet
The Atkins Diet relies on cutting carbs. While it drew low ratings from expert reviewers for nutritional soundness, safety and heart health, Atkins ranked high for fast weight loss. However, it only fared so-so for longer-term weight loss. Low-carb diets are often unsustainable, and some panelists commented on a lack of sound evidence to warrant higher scores for the diet.
7 (tie) The Flexitarian Diet
If you're mostly vegetarian but still like an occasional morsel of lean meat, the Flexitarian Diet could be a good match. A marriage of vegetarian and flexible eating styles, the diet focuses on plant rather than animal protein. Experts liked that the Flexitarian Diet isn't extreme, making it easier to achieve long-term weight-loss success.
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7 (tie) Slim-Fast Diet
The long-established Slim-Fast Diet allows you 1,200 daily calories, made up from its meal-replacement products, healthy snacks and a 500-calorie meal you prepare with suggested recipes. There's a decent chance that dieters will maintain significant weight loss for two years or more, the expert panel concluded.
7 (tie) Vegan Diet
Opting out of meat and dairy foods helps you lose weight while boosting your heart health and controlling or preventing diabetes, according to Vegan diet proponents. On the downside, it's quite restrictive, the expert panel pointed out -- and by eliminating so many types of food, it could sabotage long-term weight loss for some dieters.
11 Spark Solution Diet
With the Spark Solution Diet, two weeks of structured diet and exercise might possibly kick off a pattern of long-term weight loss and healthier living. For the plan, you follow a balanced, 1,500-caloried diet and do recommended daily workouts. Although the intense focus of the Spark Solution is on those first 14 days, experts deemed it a "comprehensive program that can lead to healthier eating behaviors."
12 (tie) DASH Diet
Developed to combat high blood pressure -- as in "dash" of salt -- the DASH diet can also help you lose notable weight over time. Devised in part by the National Institutes of Health, and topping the Best Diets for Healthy Eating, the DASH plan helps you determine how many calories you should eat for your age and activity level, tells you where those calories should come from and encourages you to minimize salt. The free DASH plan guide is available to download.
12 (tie) Eco-Atkins Diet
It's similar to the familiar low-carb diet, with tweaks. On the Eco-Atkins Diet, non-animal protein sources -- think white beans, black pinto beans and garbanzo beans -- are your friends. The diet calls for 31 percent of daily calories to come from plant proteins, 43 percent from plant fats and 26 percent from carbs. But one expert called a sample menu "very unappealing," and the panel wasn't pleased by the lack of guidance or resources for dieters. On a positive note, Eco-Atkins scored well for short-term weight loss.
12 (tie) The Engine 2 Diet
The Engine 2 Diet was created by a firefighter and former pro athlete whose great-grandfather co-founded the Cleveland Clinic, and whose father, a physician and Army surgeon, led research on preventing heart disease through a plant-based diet. In Engine 2, you're either a "firefighter," chopping all animal products, processed foods and vegetable oils from your diet, or a "fire cadet," making more gradual changes. Experts agreed that the low-fat, vegan diet appears most beneficial in terms of heart health, but would likely also lead to short-term weight loss.
12 (tie) Mayo Clinic Diet
Despite the name, you probably won't find mayonnaise on the Mayo Clinic Diet's special food pyramid. In the two-stage Mayo Clinic plan, the "Lose It!" phase works on key eating, exercise and lifestyle habits -- adding good habits and dropping bad ones. The "Live It!" phase focuses on servings from different groups that make up the food pyramid. Experts approved of the diet's nutritional profile, safety and ability to prevent or treat diabetes or heart disease. However, they noted there's not much evidence yet to show how well it works for weight loss.
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