Best Ranked Diets!

08 Jun 2011 15:12 #1 by ScienceChic
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/06 ... c=fb&cc=fp
In Latest Diet Ranking, DASH Races To The Top
by Scott Hensley
June 7, 2011

The ratings gurus at U.S.News and World Report have put some of the nation's most popular diets through the wringer and crowned as champion a diet originally developed to help people lower their blood pressure.

Called DASH — for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension — the diet is UN&WR's top all-around pick . The diet keeps a tight lid on saturated fat and cholesterol. And it emphasizes food rich in protein, fiber and nutrients, such as potassium and calcium, that may lower blood pressure.


A team at the magazine combed the scientific literature and boiled down the pros and cons of 20 diets in standardized profiles. Then a group of 22 experts enlisted by the magazine rated the diets on a scale of 1 to 5 for such things as safety, long-term weight loss and ability to prevent or control diabetes.

The DASH diet earned 3.9 stars out of 5. There was a three-way tie for second place: the Mediterranean diet ; the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes , or TLC, diet; and Weight Watchers all got 3.8 stars.

When Consumer Reports did its own deep dive on diets last month, Jenny Craig came out No. 1. Slim-Fast and Weight Watchers came in second and third, respectively. The low-carb Atkins diet came in last.


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26 Sep 2011 15:56 #2 by rocky mtn thyroid center
Called DASH — for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension — the diet is UN&WR's top all-around pick. The diet keeps a tight lid on saturated fat and cholesterol. And it emphasizes food rich in protein, fiber and nutrients, such as potassium and calcium, that may lower blood pressure.

Tell me why you keep a tight lid on sat fat and cholesterol?

dietary intake of cholesterol has virtually nothing to do with serum cholesterol.

One of the most healthy fats in the world is coconut, a thoroughly saturated fat.

The credibility of this group is questionable.

Dr. T

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26 Sep 2011 16:03 #3 by chickaree
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Really? I thought coconut oil was dangerous.

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28 Sep 2011 12:38 #4 by rocky mtn thyroid center
Chickaree-


There was an intentional smear campaign done in the 60's to discredit coconut oil because the makers of trans vegetable fats(Corn, soy rapeseed,canola, etc) wanted to gain market share.

It is absolutely healthy in the right amount for your metabolic type. It is much better for flash frying or sauteeing than olive oil, for instance, which degrades easily with heat.

There is much published evidence for the health benefits of good coconut oil(organic first cold pressed etc.)

Dr. T

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