For the rankings, 43 experts — including physicians, registered dietitian nutritionists, nutritional epidemiologists and weight-loss researchers — examined 30 diets for nutritional completeness, health risks and benefits, long-term sustainability and evidence-based effectiveness. They also examined each diet’s strengths and weaknesses and the goals each diet might be most effective at addressing.
To determine the best heart-healthy diets, U.S. News ranked the diets based on input from a panel of health experts and identified those that are best for people concerned about heart health. More methodology information is available here.
Here are the 15 best heart-healthy diets, as ranked by U.S. News.
1. Mediterranean
2. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
3. Ornish
4. Vegan
5. Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay
6. Flexitarian
7. Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes
8. Mayo Clinic
9. Dr. Weil’s Anti-Inflammatory
10. Pritikin
11. Plantstrong
12. South Beach
13. Nutritarian
14. Volumetrics
15. Keyto
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