October 2014

U.S. News’s first-ever rankings, released last week, evaluated diets in seven categories, including short-term weight loss, long-term weight loss, easiness to follow, and nutritional completeness. The government-endorsed DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) snagged the top spot overall. Weight Watchers came in #1, while Jenny Craig and the Raw Food Diet came in #2. […]

More than a third of adults and nearly 17% of children in the United States are obese, increasing their chances of developing health problems including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, fatty liver disease and some cancers. “This plan is a bold blueprint that will encourage the research community to examine the epidemic