http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/best-overall-diets/data
A panel of experts rated each diet on a scale of 1 to 5 on seven measures: short- and long-term weight loss, ease of following, nutrition, safety and performance as a diabetes and heart diet. U.S. News factored in each diet’s score on all seven measures to compute its overall score. (See Best Diets methodology.) To rearrange the rankings based on a certain measure, click that header below.
| Rank | Diet | Overall | Short-Term Weight Loss | Long-Term Weight Loss | Easy to Follow | Nutrition | Safety | Diabetes | Heart Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Gold Medal
|
4.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| #2 |
Gold Medal
|
4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| #3 |
Gold Medal
|
3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| #3 |
Gold Medal
|
3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| #3 |
Gold Medal
|
3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| #6 |
Gold Medal
|
3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| #6 |
Gold Medal
|
3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| #8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |
| #9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | |
| #9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | |
| #11 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |
| #11 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| #13 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| #13 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |
| #13 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| #16 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
| #16 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | |
| #16 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | |
| #19 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
| #19 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | |
| #19 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | |
| #19 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | |
| #24 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
| #24 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | |
| #23 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| #26 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
| #26 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
| #28 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | |
| #28 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |
| #30 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | |
| #30 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | |
| #32 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | |
| #32 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | |
| #34 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | |
| #34 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
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