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Dec 3

The best and worst diets of 2019 – 3AW

Karen Inge shared her opinion on some of the most popular diets of 2019.

Here they are, ranked from worst to best, according to the ranking assigned to them by the Healthy Food Guide.

Its just eating one particular food, like one fruit or vegetable, Karen said

Karen says this one is popular with celebrities, but gets the lowest rating of all!

This is an ultra low carbohydrate diet that promises rapid weight loss. Its really taking out all the breads, fruits, starchy vegetables, other grain foods, legumes out of the diet. Its been shown scientifically to help children with epilepsy, but for the general population cutting all of those carbohydrate rich foods that are high in fibre is not good for the microbiome and not good for digestive health, Karen said.

The CICO diet is a new name for an old diet.

Its the calorie controlled diet that weve used for years and years, Karen said.

Its calories in versus calories out. Its not a new thing.

This diet gets a poor rating because those following the diet can essentially eat whatever they like.

You could eat all your calories on chocolate if you wanted to, Karen said.

Michael Mosely came up with this more extreme fasting diet.

Its an intensive 12 week diet which combines the Mediterranean style of eating but with just 800 calories a day. That has been shown to help you lose weight but it is very restrictive, Karen said.

The Fast 800 diets Healthy Food Guide rating was brought down because its so difficult to follow.

People really cant seem to follow it for the long term, Karen said.

This is a less extreme fasting diet.

Its the one where you control how much you eat by the hours, so you restrict your eating to eight hours a day and fast for 16, Karen said.

Theres a whole body of evidence showing intermittent fasting can be beneficial for people with diabetes and also can help with neuro-degenerative diseases, so particularly for the brain.

Its got a ranking of 7 out of 10 because, for a lot of people, they just cant function when theyre fasting for that length of time.

If you cant handle fasting for 16 hours Karen recommends trying the 5/2 diet instead.

Veganism can be a very healthy way of eating, but it isnt really a diet.

Its really a way of life, Karen said.

It gets a big A+ as long as youre a well-balanced vegan!

The Nordic diet is similar to the Mediterranean diet, so is a great option for those who prefer Nordic dishes to Mediterranean ones!

Thats really beautiful plant foods, wholegrains, legumes and seafood, Karen said.

Its mostly plant based eating but you include meat and fish every now and then. Its really known as flexible vegetarianism in a way, its sort of moving more towards plant eating. This really has benefits for every aspect of health, Karen Inge said.

Studies looking at this style of eating have found it has a positive effect on metabolic health, reduced risk of type two diabetes, and on body weight, but its also delicious!

Karen follows this style of eating herself!

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