The 3 Best Fat Loss Diets
No single diet holds the key to fat loss by itself. However, some diets are better than others; here are some of the good ones.
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8 Things the Healthiest Diets Have in Common
We reviewed the eight common core principles of the best-rated diets. Here's what they have in common.
BRAT Diet: A Review
A short-term dietary protocol for digestive recovery: simple, gentle, but limited in nutritional scope.
Anti-Inflammatory Diet: A Review ★★★★★
A dietary pattern designed to reduce chronic inflammation; one of the key drivers of long-term disease.
Crash Diets: A Review ★☆☆☆☆
Severe calorie restriction for rapid weight loss and why the evidence cautions strongly against it.
Fad Diets: A Review ★☆☆☆☆
A look at what defines a fad diet, why they persist, and what the evidence consistently shows.
Juice Diet: A Review ★★☆☆☆
A short-term liquid diet with popular appeal, limited evidence, and some noteworthy health concerns.
Ornish Diet: A Review ★★★☆☆
A clinically developed, very low-fat plant-based diet with strong evidence for reversing heart disease.
Volumetrics Diet: A Review ★★★★☆
A satiety-focused eating strategy built around food volume and energy density rather than strict restriction.
Raw Food Diet: A Review ★★☆☆☆
A whole-food dietary pattern based on uncooked, unprocessed foods with genuine benefits and real limitations.
South Beach Diet: A Review ★★★☆☆
A phased low-carbohydrate diet focused on "good carbs" and "good fats" for weight and heart health.
Fasting Mimicking Diet: A Review ★★★☆☆
A structured, periodic low-calorie protocol designed to trigger the benefits of fasting without full abstinence.
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MIND Diet: A Review ★★★★☆
A hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH diets, designed specifically to support long-term brain health.
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Gluten-Free Diet: A Review
Medically essential for coeliac disease, but widely adopted beyond its evidence base by the general population.
Fasting
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Elimination Diet: A Review
A structured diagnostic tool for identifying food intolerances. It's not a long-term eating pattern.
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Yo-yo Diets: A Review ★☆☆☆☆
Not a diet to follow, but a pattern millions fall into, with well-documented health consequences.
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Zone Diet: A Review ★★★☆☆
A macronutrient-balanced diet built around a precise 40/30/30 carbohydrate, protein, and fat ratio.
Fasting
How Fasting Affects Your Brain, Cognition & Mental Health
Fasting has real, biologically plausible effects on the brain. Still, the human evidence is more nuanced.
Fasting
How Intermittent Fasting Affects Diabetes & Blood Sugar
Intermittent fasting consistently improves blood sugar and insulin sensitivity, especially in people with type 2 diabetes.
Exercise
How to Deload: 10 Things You Should & Shouldn’t Do
A deload only works if you do it right — and most people either do too much or too little. Learn what to do and what to avoid.
Diet
Low-Fat Diets: A Review ★★★☆☆
Once the dominant dietary advice for weight loss and heart health, but what does the current evidence say?
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Nordic Diet: A Review ★★★★☆
A Scandinavian whole-food dietary pattern with strong evidence for heart health and sustainable eating.
Fasting
Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss & Fat Loss: Does It Work?
Intermittent fasting can support fat and weight loss. But probably not for the reasons most people think.