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Although cereal is a popular and easy breakfast option, it could be hurting your weight loss goals. Even supposedly healthy cereals can have surprising ingredients that hinder your ability to lose weight quickly. To make it easier to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy cereals, we spoke to Lisa Richards, nutritionist and author of The Candida Diet.

Richards explains the main problem with breakfast cereals: Cereal is a go-to breakfast food for many people, even those who follow a relatively healthy eating pattern. However, there are some ingredients in breakfast cereals, including those that claim to be good for you, that are unhealthy.

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The biggest health concern with cereals are their refined carbohydrates. Richards explains, "Because of the way many cereals are made, the use of refined grains is very common."

Just because it is common, however, does not make it healthy. "This form of carbohydrate is highly inflammatory and turns to sugar quickly in the body. Always check the ingredients list and avoid cereals that state enriched flour, even if it says it is wheat. This ingredient could be slowing down your health and weight loss goals," Richards tells SheFinds.

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Another ingredient to stay away from is sugar. Richards says, "This is a fairly obvious ingredient to limit in breakfast cereal. However, it can often be listed under different names to hide the amount the cereal contains."

With that in mind, although you may think your cereal is low in sugar, it could be disguised under a different name. Richards warns, "Some common alternative sugar names include: HFCS, fructose, sucrose, caramel, castor sugar, sorghum syrup, invert sugar, evaporated cane juice, and agave nectar."

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According to Healthline, starting your morning with one of these cereals could hurt your long-term weight loss goals: "Starting the day with a high-sugar breakfast cereal will spike your blood sugar and insulin levels."

This could affect your cravings later in the day. "A few hours later, your blood sugar may crash, and your body will crave another high-carb meal or snack potentially creating a vicious cycle of overeating," Healthline explains.

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According to Eat This, Not That!, there are a wide range of high-sugar cereals from the more obvious ones to the more surprising ones. As always, your best bet is to pay close attention to the nutrition label and stick to cereals that are low in sugar and refined carbs. Keeping an eye out for alternative sugars when choosing a cereal can also help you stay on track for your weight loss goals.

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While Adele never fails to impress millions with her beautiful voice, her recent holiday pictures have got tongues wagging! Looking slimmer and toned up than before, the 31-year-old's transformation is one to seek motivation from!Well, what if we told you, the success behind Adele's transformation is eating smart? A fan of 'sirtfood diet', Adele followed this diet to lose weight and get into a healthier and (needless to say, impressive) shape.What is the sirtfood diet?The latest diet cleanse which has got the world raving about it follows a scientific approach to battle weight gain.The diet popularises on the use of 'sirtfoods', which are some special foods which work by activating certain protein chains in the body, known as sirtuins. According to science, these antioxidant agents act as protectants that help slow down aging, boost metabolism and regulate the body's inflammation, hereby helping in fat loss.

Studies have also found that the sirtfood diet can help people lose up to seven pounds (3 kilos) in under a week's time.

As complex and scientific as this diet plan sounds, the diet encourages you to include some of the most commonly found kitchen ingredients as well as some indulgent foods. Some common foods allowed in this plan include foods like oranges, dark chocolates, parsley, turmeric, kale, and even red wine.

The diet, though considered to be a fad, focusses on maintaining a restrictive weight loss strategy one week. While the first three days makes you limit your calorie intake to 1000kcal (consuming three sirt food green juices and having a meal). The remaining days, you are allowed to increase your calorie intake to 1500kcal and have two meals a day (along with two sirtfood juices). Post this, the maintenance phase recommends you to eat up to three balanced foods rich in sirtuin, coupled with an effective workout strategy to lose weight, making it all the more sustainable.

Since it is rather restrictive in nature, many stay wary of the diet plan working in the long run. The diet restricts your calorie intake and can devoid you of other needed nutrients, so, it is not a long term, sustainable diet plan for weight loss.

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Now that the holidays are over and the new year has begun, millions of people across the world are jumping on the healthy lifestyle bandwagon and looking to shed some pounds before the warm summer months creep up.

Following a diet requires research (many fad diets can become dangerous to your health), strategic planning and strong willpower. With the emergence of the fitness world on social media, there are even more diets and weightless plans to sift through now than ever before.

A new ranking from the U.S. News & World Report provides a detailed guide outlining the best diets to follow in 2020. These diets have been scientifically researched and are backed by a team of nationally recognized experts in diet, nutrition, obesity, food psychology, diabetes and heart disease.

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U.S. News editors and reporters compiled a first edition of the ranking by creating profiles using data from medical journals, government reports and other resources. A panel of health experts then reviewed the profiles and rated each diet by seven categories: how easy it is to follow, its ability to produce short-term and long-term weight loss, its nutritional completeness, its safety and its potential for preventing and managing diabetes and heart disease, according to the report.

Each diet was then scored and ranked into different diet rankings, from best diets overall to best heart-healthy diets. The diets featured in the best diets overall ranking combined ratings from all seven categories. The No. 1 best diet was required to be easy to follow, effective for weight loss, protect against diseases such as diabetes and heart disease and be nutritious and safe.

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How one millennial learned the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

By Melissa Jacobs

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In 2013, Chelsea Chen was 25 years old and ready to tackle her first executive-level job at a Philadelphia-based accounting firm. Then tax season hit, and Chen found herself working almost 80 hours a week. She knew how to manage balance sheets, but not her own work-to-life ratio. The stress took a toll. The nature of my job was to work with teams and get reviews after each project, says Chen. There was a lot of pressure to get good feedback for the team and for my own performance.

Ingesting a steady diet of takeout food and snacks, Chen gained 20 pounds. I wasnt focused on what I was eating, she admits. I never had to pay attention to it in the past.

Once she did pay attention, Chen lost weight by making better food choices. Mindful eating came naturally thanks to a childhood spent in China, far away from processed foods. She also enjoys exercise, so she took up hiking in Valley Forge National Historical Park, walked on the Radnor Trail and joined a gym near her apartment in Wayne.

As her weight went down, Chens career took off. In 2016, she landed a job at another accounting firm, which required commuting from Wayne to Center City and juggling more stress. She was on her way back to square one. All I did was work, she recalls. I ignored everything else.

That included exercising and paying attention to her diet. She also stopped dating a man shed been with for a few months. Within a year, Chen packed on 65 pounds.

Chens story is not unusual. The Health of Millennials, a 2019 report issued by Blue Cross Blue Shield, surveyed 55 million Americans with commercial health insurance who were born in the early 1980s through late 90s. The study concluded that one-third of them have conditions that reduce their quality of life and life expectancy.

In fact, millennials have higher prevalence rates for nearly all of the top 10 health risks than Generation Xers did when they were in the same age range. Dr. Richard Snyder, chief medical officer at Independence Blue Cross, emphasizes the importance of encouraging people at younger ages to take a more proactive role in their preventive care and managing their physical and mental health.

When she turned 30, Chen decided to take control of her health. In 2018, she enlisted the help of certified personal trainer George Holifield, fitness manager for Philadelphia Sports Club in Radnor. Holifield created an exercise routine that fit Chens schedule, and she was soon working out five days a week for one hour.

But as it turns out, Chens schedule wasnt the root issue. She simply hadnt made her health a top priority. People make time for what they want to make time for, says Holifield. To make that time, we have to let go of what isnt worthwhile and doesnt serve us. Thats true in fitness and in life.

Cardio was the first thing Chen let go. Contrary to popular opinion, weight trainingnot cardiovascular exerciseis the key to maintaining long-term fitness. Once she stopped wasting time doing cardio, Chen was able to focus on weight training. Now, she does cardio only one day a week. Weight training builds lean muscle mass, increases bone density and activates the metabolism to burn fat, not just water, Holifield says. Sustainable results are achieved when your body is composed of muscle mass, not fat mass.

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Chen also stopped dieting. Instead, Holifield focused on nutrition and portion control. Most people dont eat enough of the foods that stimulate the metabolism to burn fat, not store it, he says. Quality consumption is key.

While that may sound overwhelming to some, Chen says the changes were gradual. George started me with basic things and didnt ask me to start or stop anything that was too difficult, she says. He just asked me not to quit.

And she didnt. Three months into the program, Chen started to shed fat. But weight loss was Holifields secondary goal. Most important is the mind-body connection, he says. You have to first train someones mind to be positive, energetic and excited. If you focus on that, you wont have time to be negative.

It took Chen a year to hit her goal weightbut the number on the scale isnt her biggest achievement. Im happy, she says. I got my life back.

That includes a new job in Wilmington, Del., a new apartment in Chadds Ford and a new man. Chen is sharing her story with other people, hoping to spark positive change. She started with her family. During a four-month visit from China, Chens 56-year-old mother trained with Holifield and lost 15 pounds.

Further proof that its never too late to make positive change, Chen says.

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"If I didn't have this bag, everything I put in my mouth would drain down the front of me," Shelly Lienhart, 55, of Holt says Monday, Dec. 30, 2019.(Photo: Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal)

Shelly Lienhart has lost nearly 10 pounds in the last five months. It wasnt a cause for celebration. The weight loss worried her.

At 52, sheweighs 66 pounds.

And she fears shell keep losingweight if Medicare continues refusing to cover the medical equipment and medicine she saysshe needs to survive.

They are letting me waste away to nothing like my life doesnt matter. How much weight can I lose? Lienhart said. I feel like Im starving to death, and Medicare isnt doing anything about it.

Lienhart, who lives in Holt, weighed 100 pounds at her healthiest. But that all changed after cancer ravaged her body five times and left her with long-term medical issues.

Surgeons removed her stomach and esophagus after she suffered from stomach cancer and four bouts of esophageal cancer.

Lienhart wasleft with a unique medical condition that befuddled her doctors, she said. Because of it, she qualified for disability and then Medicare, the federal health insurance program thatcovers thoseage 65-plus and disabled individuals.

Im so unique. (Doctors) dont know what to do with me, Lienhart said. Anytime I go in (for an appointment), theyre like What do I do?

Lienhart began advocating for herself after Medicare denied her medical claims for ostomy bags, which she attaches to a hole in her neck to drain saliva and collect any food or drink she tastes, and also a nutritional formula thatshe said will help her gain weight.

The 55-year-olduploaded a video about her health challenges to Facebook in December. Since then, the video has received nearly 10,000 views.

Medical equipment suppliers and businesses donated 15 boxes of ostomy bags to Lienhart in response.Each box contains 10 ostomy bags, the medical equipment Lienhart said she will need for the rest of her life.

But Medicare told her she isn't using the ostomy bagsas intended.Ostomy bags are traditionally used to collect stool and urine.

Considering Lienhart uses one ostomy bag a day, eventually shell need to buy more on her limited income, she said.

And so shes seeking a permanent solution.

Lienhart was first diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2002.

She battled esophageal cancer from2012 to 2015, which iswhen she had her last surgery.

Lienhart wasnt a candidate for a procedure in which doctors stretch the intestine so that patients can eat and swallow post-surgery. Radiation had done too much damage.

So Lienhart was forced to havea hole in her neck, a fistula.

Anything I put in my mouth goes through that hole, Lienhart explained.

Lienhartattaches an ostomy bag to her neck, which she saidhelps drain fluid, such as saliva.

Shelly Lienhart, 55, of Holt on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. She is a survivor of stomach and esophageal cancer. Her nutritional needs are met intravenously. Everything that goes into her mouth, as well as saliva, drains into an ostomy bag.(Photo: Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal)

Nurse PractitionerCaralee Kay Smithdiscovered Lienharthad droppedfrom 95 to 91 pounds within a monthpost-surgeryin September 2015, according to copies of University of Michigan Hospital recordsLienhart shared with Lansing State Journal.

Lienhart told Smith she hadn't received her"neck ostomy supplies and her feeding tube formula in a timely fashion," according to Smith'srecords. That is why Lienhart believed she lost the 4 pounds, the records said.

Smith's records also indicatedthat Lienhart neededthe ostomy bags for "drainage." The nurse practitioner wrote:

"We contacted outpatient discharge planning and asked them to contact the patient regarding her inability to obtain both feeding tube supplies and ostomy supplies in a timely manner. She wishes to return to work and may do so after collaboration with her ostomy team in finding her a suitable drainage bag and when she is ready."

From that point forward, Lienhart's ostomy bags were covered by Medicare.

Medicare stopped covering themin 2017, Lienhart said, because she wasnt an ostomy patient using them to collect stool or urine.

She now pays out of pocket for the bags. She has paid anywhere from $33 for a box of 20 on Wish.com to $68 for a box of 10, depending on the supplier.

Lienhart has been seeking help ever since, but there is one assistance program she hadnt yet explored.

The Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Programis a non-profit that provides freecounseling to residents throughout the state.

The programs executive director Jo Murphy advisesMedicare beneficiaries to appeal when a claim is turned down.

There are different steps in an appeal. It can be expedited if someone was going to die tomorrow, but its case by case, Murphy said. Sometimes it could be an easy fix. Sometimes its something as crazy as a billing code (causing the denial).

Lienhart contacted Medicare after her claim was denied. She also found an online advocacy firm to help her with an appeal. But she hasnt heard back from the agency, and she isnt sure if theyre still working on her case.

People should not just give up if they have a claim turned down, Murphy added.

Murphy recommended working with community agencies, including her program,which was employeeswho specifically work on tough cases.

After speaking with Lansing State Journal, Murphy recommended that Lienhart get in touch with her organization to discuss her case.

Another option for Medicare beneficiaries is to see if they qualify for Medicaid.

Medicaid coverage is based on income and assets, according to Lynn Sutfin, public information officer at the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.

Lienhart, who said she lives on a limited income, wasnt sure if she qualified for Medicaid, citing her Medicare, which she qualified for because she is on disability.

But it is possible to be eligible for both.

If Medicare does not cover an item, Medicaid could potentially cover it if the item is deemed medically necessary, Sutfin said. However, if Medicare deems an item not medically necessary, Medicaid is prohibited from covering the item.

Sutfin recommended that Lienhart and others in similar situations check their Medicaid eligibility.

Medicare told Lienhart they also wouldnt cover Total Parenteral Nutrition, a nutritional formula thats inserted into the bloodstream.

With this dietary (formula), maybe there are other options, said Murphy. With Medicare, everything needs to be medically necessary and doctored ordered.

In Lienharts case, Medicare covers Vivonex RTF, a 2,000-calorie nutritional formula that she puts into her body intravenously. The formula typically costs $9,000 a month, and TPN is much more expensive, according to Lienhart.

The cost of a Parenteral Nutrition program is reported to be "very high," according to theNational Institutes on Health.

But many things factor into the cost, such as"the condition being treated, the type of nutritional product, the composition of the nutrition, levels of nutrients, various supplies" and more, explained Sutfin.

Temporarily using Total Parenteral Nutrition in conjunction with Vivonex RTF would help her gain weight, Lienhartsaid.

With Vivonex RTF alone, Lienhart added,she dropped to 66 pounds over the last few years.

Total Parenteral Nutritionis usually covered by Medicare, according to Sutfin.

So it is unclear why Medicare wont cover Total Parenteral Nutrition for Lienhart, but its possible the provider is choosing to cover one formula rather than both.

No matter the reason a Medicare beneficiary is turned down, Murphy believes its important for everyone to learn to advocate for themselves.

Its unfortunate, but that is how health care is. Its a complicated and overwhelming system," Murphy said."Some give up, and we dont want them to do that. There are other options. There is more than one option in most cases.

Lienhart hasnt given up.

Because of her Facebook video, two members of Congress,Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters,have reached out and offered to help her get her ostomy bags covered.

Whether shell get TPN covered to help her gain weight is still a question mark.

"I've lost muscle because I have no more fat to lose," Lienhart said.

To apply for Medicare, visitwww.medicare.gov

To appeal a decision from Medicare, visitwww.medicare.gov/claims-appeals

To apply for Medicaid, visitwww.michigan.gov/mibridges or contact a Michigan Department of Health & Human Services office atwww.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-73970_5461---,00.html

To appeal a decision from Medicaid, visitwww.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71547_4860_78446_78448-16825--,00.html

Contact LSJ reporter Kristan Obeng at KObeng@lsj.com or 517-267-1344. Follow her on Twitter @KrissyObeng.

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Visceral fat, in contrast to subcutaneous fat - the type of fat you can pinch, lies hidden under the surface. You may not be able to see it, but visceral fat poses a far greater health risk than subcutaneous fat.

It is stored dangerously close to vital organs such as the liver and intestines, which means carrying too much of it can trigger a number of chronic and potentially life-threatening diseases.

Visceral fat build-up is usually the result of unhealthy dietary decisions so drastically cutting back on the worst culprits can help to reduce the harmful belly fat.

According to research published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation, one of the main dietary offers is sugar-sweetened beverages.

Data from the Framingham Heart Study - a long-term, ongoing cardiovascular cohort study of residents of the city of Framingham, Massachusetts - showed that among middle-aged adults, there was a direct correlation between greater sweetened beverage consumption and increased visceral fat.

After looking at both sugar-sweetened beverages and diet soda consumption, the researchers did not identify this association with diet soda, which is often promoted as low in calories and sugar.

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"There is evidence linking sugar-sweetened beverages with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes," said Caroline S. Fox, M.D., M.P.H, lead study author and a former investigator with the Framingham Heart Study of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

She continued: To policy makers, this study adds another piece of evidence to the growing body of research suggesting sugar-sweetened beverages may be harmful to our health."

While the exact biological mechanism is unknown, Jiantao Ma, M.D., Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow at the NIH and co-leader of the study, said that it's possible that added sugars found in sugary beverages may be the culprit.

This explanation is consistent with a growing body of evidence that links added sugars to visceral fat gain.

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Research shows that added sugar contains roughly 50 percent fructose, a simple sugar that is metabolised by the liver.

In large amounts, fructose can get turned into fat by the liver and this may increase visceral fat storage.

This process also suggests that eating less added sugar and fructose may be an effective way to lose visceral fat.

Additionally, in a study in 41 children aged nine to 18, scientists replaced fructose in their diets with starch that provided the same amount of calories.

They found that this simple change reduced liver fat by 3.4 percent and visceral fat by 10.6 percent in just 10 days.

In addition to shunning the worst dietary offenders, you should pay attention to portion size, and emphasise complex carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, and whole grains) and lean protein to combat the harmful belly fat, advises Harvard Health.

Engaging in physical exercise is another proven way to help reduce the harmful belly fat.

Harvard Health recommends engaging in regular moderate-intensity physical activity at least 30 minutes per day (and perhaps up to 60 minutes per day) to control weight and lose belly fat.

Many studies support this advice, showing that aerobic exercise in particular can help you lose visceral fat, even without dieting.

For example, an analysis of 15 studies in 852 people compared how well different types of exercise reduced visceral fat without dieting.

They found that moderate and high-intensity aerobic exercises were most effective at reducing visceral fat without dieting.

Strength training (exercising with weights) may also help fight visceral fat, although, as Harvard Health notes, spot exercising, such as doing sit-ups, can tighten abdominal muscles, but it won't attack visceral fat.

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A SPUR of the moment decision lead this couple to a combined 60kg weight loss.

A year ago, Steph Marriage was sitting on her back veranda watching her daughters play and decided she wanted to have more active fun with them.

She got her partner John Ramm on board and together they embarked on a mission to get fitter.

John Ramm and Steph Marriage went on a weight loss journey so they could play more actively with daughters Georgia, 3, and Baylee Ramm, 1. Photo: Sam Reynolds

Over the past year, Miss Marriage lost 24kg and Mr Ramm dropped 35kg.

Miss Marriage said it all began when she saw an ad for a six-week challenge and decided there was nothing to lose by signing up.

I figured I only had something to gain if I really gave it a go. she said.

She said the first few weeks were tough.

Two weeks into the TruFit challenge I started to really struggle with sugar withdrawals because I was such a sweet tooth, she said.

She said about week six, it all got a bit easier.

If youre exercising regularly your muscles get used to being worked and the feeling of being sore all the time gets less and less, she said.

And once you push through the first few weeks with your eating, it becomes second nature.

Mr Ramm said the lifestyle change involved a mind reset, but he had not looked back.

Before, I couldnt play with the kids, he said.

All I wanted to do was sit and watch TV and now I dont even like TV.

Georgia Ramm, 3, enjoys watching dad John Ramm do pushups. Photo: Sam Reynolds

The couple achieved their goal of being more active with their daughters.

We often go for hikes as a family up Mt Biondello, Miss Marriage said.

Were working up the courage to do Mt Larcom with the kids.

The couple said they had to sacrifice time with their children to make time for training.

I felt guilty taking time away from my kids to devote to myself, Miss Marriage said.

You dont realise until further down the track that its better for the kids in the long run.

John Ramm before his he lost 35kg

For long term results, consistency is key, she said.

Around the six-month mark when you start to lose weight and gain confidence is when you start to slip into bad habits, she said.

Its hard to get back on what youre supposed to be doing.

Miss Marriage said like most people, her diet had a blowout over Christmas, but she switched back to her healthy routine.

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If losing weightor just eating healthyis on your list of New Years resolutions, youre likely thinking about diet plans and how to pick the right one for your goals. And its probably giving you a headache.

With so many different diets and eating philosophies out there, it can be hard to cut through the hype and figure out what will actually work. But dont throw in the towel just yet: U.S. News & World Report has released its annual Best Diets guide. Based on exhaustive research and feedback from a panel of experts on 35 diet plans, the guide named the Mediterranean diet the best overall diet (for the third year in a row), and named top meal plans in eight other categories as well.

The fundamentals of sustainable, healthful eating do not change every year, David L. Katz, one of the experts who helped compile the report, said in a press release, but the ways to get there, the range of variants on that common theme, and the most current evidence all do.

In addition to being named the best overall, the Mediterranean diet nabbed top honors in four other categories as well: best diet for healthy eating (for plans that hit all the major nutrients and provide sufficient calories), easiest diet to follow, best diet for diabetes, and best plant-based diet. Compared to other diets, the Mediterranean diet is less restrictive and includes a wide range of healthy foods like olive oil, fruits and veggies, nuts and legumes, whole grains, and moderate amounts of fresh fish and red wine. Experts note that well balanced, less restrictive meal plans are the best way to create lasting results. If your diet gives you some freedom in what you can put on your plate, youre more likely to stick with it long-term.

The Weight Watchers diet was another top performer. It received the top ranking in the best commercial diet (plans that require a fee or use branded food products) and the best weight-loss diets categories. The HMR diet took top honors in the fast weight loss category, which ranks diets that can help you drop pounds in 12 months or less, and the DASH diet tied with the flexitarian diet as the second best diet overall.

The popular ketogenic diet tied for third in the fast weight loss category, but otherwise, keto didnt fare very well in the report: Overall, it was ranked second to last out of the 35 plans. The reason? Experts say keto is too restrictive and is difficult to sustain over a long period of time.

Creating the rankings was an exhaustive process. First, U.S. News staff pored over available research on the 35 diet plans, including published studies in medical journals and government reports. Based on this data, they created profiles for each diet that summarized how the diet works, assessed possible health risks, and outlined what its like to eat under each diets restrictions.

From there, the profiles went to a panel of 25 health experts who reviewed the data and rated each diet in seven categories: how easy it is to follow, ability to drive short- and long-term weight loss, nutritional completeness, safety, and ability to prevent or manage diabetes and heart disease. The panelists also gave feedback on which diets they thought were standoutsgood and bad. Finally, each diet received a score, which was used to rank them across all nine categories, from best overall to best for diabetes.

Want to find out which plan is right for you? Check out the full list of rankings at U.S. News & World Report, and get ready to nail those New Years resolutions.

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The experts have spoken and eaten.

U.S. News and World Report on Thursday released its annual ranking from 1 to 35 of the worlds best (and, yes, worst) diets for 2020. A team of 25 panelists of nationally recognized professionals in diet, nutrition, obesity, food psychology, diabetes and heart disease named the Mediterranean diet as the No. 1 diet for 2020 based on seven criteria: short-term weight loss, long-term weight loss, effectiveness for cardiovascular disease prevention, effectiveness for preventing diabetes, ease of compliance, nutritional completeness and health risks.

The Mediterranean diet focuses on olive oil rich in healthy omega-3 fatty acids, fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein like fish and chicken, with the occasional piece of red meat.

Its generally accepted that the folks in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea live longer and suffer less than most Americans from cancer and cardiovascular ailments, U.S. News and World Report said. The not-so-surprising secret is an active lifestyle, weight control, and a diet low in red meat, sugar and saturated fat and high in produce, nuts and other healthful foods.

The Mediterranean diet may also help with heart and brain health and cancer prevention, the report added. By following the Mediterranean Diet, you could also keep that weight off while avoiding chronic disease. There isnt a Mediterranean diet. Greeks eat differently from Italians, who eat differently from the French and Spanish. But they share many of the same principles.

The diet also emphasizes beans, nuts, legumes, olive oil, and flavorful herbs and spices, as well as cheese and yogurt in moderation and a glass of red wine in moderation.

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It narrowly beat out the Dash diet, which recommends fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, poultry, fish and low-fat dairy products, while reducing salt, red meat, sweets and sugar-sweetened beverages. It is very similar to the Mediterranean diet, but recommends cutting out two more things: full cream (in favor of low-fat dairy products) and alcoholic beverages. Dietitians also advise against snacking and takeouts, and 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity exercise per week such was walking, Jazzercise, gardening or Pilates.

Last on the ranking, according to U.S. News and World Report: the Dukan diet, which focuses on protein instead of calorie counting. Its a weight-loss powerhouse its filling, takes time and work to digest, and has very few calories for each gram of food compared to carb-heavy foods. Limiting carbohydrates forces the body to burn stored fat.

By following the Dukan Diet, its claimed you can lose up to 10 pounds within the first week and continue to lose 2 to 4 pounds a week after that until youve reached your goal, the report said. People on the Dukan diet lost, on average, more than 15 pounds after the diets two action-based phases attack (pure protein) and cruise (vegetables on selected days) according to a 2010 online survey.

But the experts also listed downsides: Prepare for lots of rules. All four phases of the Dukan Diet named after French physician Pierre Dukan are heavy on dos and donts, and even the slightest slip-up is considered destructive. The U.S. News & World Report also said this diet could fall short nutritionally.

Dukan was not immediately available for comment.

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Adrienne Bailon-Houghton has shared much of her personal life and struggles with the utmost honesty as a co-host on the FOX daytime talk show The Real. Viewers have participated in her journey in love from her ending an engagement with a long term boyfriend to her marrying the man of her dreams when she wed Israel Houghton shes held very little back. The former Cheetah Girl recently opened up about her weight loss journey.

Bailon-Houghton initially told Hola! that she decided to make the switch to become vegan out of a desire to prepare her body to carry a child. Though that may have been part of it, she revealed in a recent video on her YouTube channel that insecurities related to her weight gain and negative comments on social media caused her to take her health more seriously.

On a vlog posted to her YouTube channel Absolutely Adrienne, Bailon-Houghton said that she first dedicated herself to getting healthy this past summer. After spending years dieting on and off but always managing to gain the weight back, she made the decision to change her overall lifestyle and not take up another fad diet. Becoming vegan was her method to transition into healthier practices.

One of the first things she did was cut out bread and pasta. I recognize that it makes me feel sluggish, she said. It fills me up very quickly but it has no nutrients. And I recognized there were other alternatives that I have found to love just as much.

Ezekiel bread and rice cakes became a go-to alternative for her. She also loves popcorn, lentil soup and commits to drinking a gallon of water a day.

Bailon-Houghton says that she was able to stick to her changes with the support of her husband and by keeping up with both positive and negative comments as she went through the process.

Bailon-Houghton said that there were two things that made her want to adopt a healthier eating lifestyle. Shed gained a significant amount of weight over the past few years and began to have self-esteem issues. On top of her own personal desire to shed the pounds, criticism from fans didnt help. She noticed a lot of nasty comments about her weight gain online.

You guys have also inspired me in a major way, some in good ways, and some in bad ways. Some of your comments that were like, why does she have seven chins, she said. Or why does she look a certain way, that was something that I turned into fuel to be the best version of myself.

This wasnt her first experience with dealing with negative comments about her weight. In 2018 vlog, she opened up about how those remarks made her feel.

If Im honest, my weight gain in the last few years has been like a struggle for me where Im like, I never looked at myself as being overweight, she said. And it was weird to hear so many comments at one point that I was fat, and Oh my God, she let herself go! I was like, Whoa. So that was a little bit weird.

Bailon-Houghton lost weight once before for her wedding to haughtiness. Shes confidentthat this time, the weight will stay off due to her complete lifestyle change. She shares tips on her YouTube channel from time to time and also keeps her fans updated via her Instagram account.

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