U.S. News & World Report released its 2021 Best Diets ranking Jan. 4, which includes the top diets for heart health.
U.S. News asked a panel of experts in diet, nutrition, obesity, food psychology, diabetes and heart disease to rate 39 diets in seven categories, including nutritional completeness, safety and ability to produce short- or long-term weight loss. For more on its methodology, click here.
Here are the 11 top heart-healthy diets, as ranked by U.S. News.
Note: The list includes ties.
1. Dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet
Mediterranean diet
Ornish diet
2. The flexitarian diet
The therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) diet
Vegan diet
3. Mediterranean-DASH intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet
Vegetarian diet
4. The engine 2 diet
5. Dr. Weil's anti-inflammatory diet
Mayo Clinic diet
To learn more about each diet and view the full list, click here.
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