The DASH Diet Eating Plan rated as the Best Diet 2012 by U.S. News & World Report

The DASH(Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet wins #1 spot amongst all the diets for a healthy lifestyle and eating habits. The DASH diet is a balanced plan, proven to improve overall health. It helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and is associated with lower risk of several types of cancer, heart disease, stroke, heart failure, kidney stones, and reduced risk of developing diabetes. Also available is a new edition of their best-selling book, The DASH Diet Action Plan.
Weight Watchers scored high points for being the best weight-loss diet that is also highly recommended by docters. Weight Watchers is easy to follow, without much restrictions on the food type. The dieters can eat any thing. The focus is on portion control so as long as the followers stay within their assigned point they see results. Other recommendations include: The Ornish Diet- best heart healthy diet, The Mediterranean Diet- 4th in the same category, Mayo Clinic Diet- best diabetes diet and Jenny Craig- second in commercial diet after Weight Watchers.

The U.S. News and World Report rankings were based on Government researches, scientific journals and a panel of 22 volunteers under the leadership of Brian Wansink of Cornell University and Dr. JoAnn Manson of Harvard Medical School.

The links to all the popular diet recommended by U.S. News and World Report:

The DASH Diet: http://dashdiet.org/

Weight Watchers: http://www.weightwatchers.com/

Ornish Diet: http://www.ornishspectrum.com/join-the-pulse/

Mediterranean Diet: http://advancedmediterraneandiet.com/themediterraneandiet.html

Mayo Clinic Diet: www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight.../DSECTION=mayo-clinic-diet

Jenny Craig Diet: http://jennycraig.com/