RANKING das 20 "top" dietas

Foi feito, nos Estados Unidos, pela US News, um "ranking" das "melhores dietas". O "ranking" foi feito por um "painel de especialistas em saúde" com base nos seguintes "critérios": fácil de seguir, nutritiva, segura e efetiva na perda de peso, diabetes e doença coronariana.

O resultado desse ranking é alguma coisa assim que NO MÍNIMO se pode chamar de SURREAL... percebe-se a falta de informação e formação científica dos rankeadores e um cheirinho de preconceito no ar, para não falar em quem deverá ter patrocinado esse ranking estapafúrdio. Infelizmente, deverá causar alguns estragos na saúde de muita gente.

Difícil dizer qual foi a "lógica" empregada nessa classificação, mesmo conhecendo os "critérios" empregados para elaborá-la. Está sendo colada aqui, não como algo com conteúdo de valor, mas, simplesmente, como uma curiosidade.

Da melhor para a pior, segundo a US News, aí estão "as 20 mais", onde a nota máxima seria 5.0:

1) Dieta DASH ou Dieta do Traço - 3.9
DASH was developed to fight high blood pressure—not specifically as an all-purpose diet. But it certainly looked like an all-star to our panel of experts, who gave it high marks for its nutritional completeness, safety, ability to prevent or control diabetes, and role in supporting heart health. Though obscure, it beat out a field full of better-known diets.

2) Dieta Mediterrânea - 3.8
With its emphasis on fruits and vegetables, olive oil, fish, and other healthy fare, the Mediterranean diet is eminently sensible. And experts' assessments of it were resoundingly positive, giving this diet an edge over many competitors.

3) Dieta TLC - 3.8
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, or TLC, is a very solid diet plan created by the National Institutes of Health. It has no major weaknesses, and it's particularly good at promoting cardiovascular health. One expert described it as a “very healthful, complete, safe diet.” But like the diets above, it requires a “do-it-yourself” approach, in contrast to the hand-holding provided by some commercial diets.

4) Dieta dos Vigilantes do Peso - 3.8
Weight Watchers is a smart, effective diet. It surpassed other commercial diet plans in multiple areas, including short- and long-term weight loss and how easy it is to follow. It’s also nutritionally sound and safe, according to experts. Among its pluses: An emphasis on group support, lots of fruits and vegetables, and room for occasional indulgences.

5) Dieta da Clínica Mayo - 3.7
This is the Mayo Clinic's take on how to make healthy eating a lifelong habit. It earned especially high ratings from our experts for its nutrition and safety and as a tool against diabetes. Experts found it moderately effective for weight loss.

6) Dieta Volumétrica - 3.7
Volumetrics is an effective diet, outperforming its competitors in many categories. It earned particularly high marks for being safe and nutritious, and experts said it could have a positive effect on heart health and diabetes. “This is an eating plan that everyone can benefit from,” one expert said.

7) Dieta de Jenny Craig - 3.6
Jenny Craig’s overall rating wasn’t enough to bump it up to the top. The diet drew praise from experts for being easy to follow and for offering dieters emotional support. But these experts had less enthusiasm about its potential to bolster heart health or help diabetics. Experts also noted that Jenny Craig's cost could be a roadblock for some.

8) Dieta Ornish - 3.5
The Ornish diet got a mixed reaction from experts. On one hand, it's nutritionally sound, safe, and tremendously heart-healthy. On the other, it's not easy for dieters to adhere to the severe fat restriction the diet demands.

9) Dieta Vegetariana - 3.4
As a health diet, vegetarianism is solid but not outstanding. While it's not much good at producing rapid weight loss, according to experts, it’s strong in several areas, including nutrition and safety, that are arguably more important. That assumes, in selecting foods to eat, you're health-conscious—not just meat-averse.

10) Dieta do Emagrecimento Rápido - 3.2
Slim-Fast is a reasonable approach to dieting, experts concluded. It outscored a number of competitors on weight loss and as a diabetes diet, and being highly structured, it’s fairly easy to follow. But it scored lower than other diets on heart health.

11) Dieta do Nutri-sistema - 3.1
Nutrisystem sits near the middle of the standings. It’s fairly safe, easy to follow, and nutritionally adequate, according to experts. But they gave it less-than-stellar marks for its potential to deliver weight loss and its usefulness against diabetes and heart disease.

12) Dieta Vegana - 3.0
Overall, health experts were lukewarm on veganism, despite its strengths against diabetes and heart disease and its proven ability to produce weight loss. That’s because it’s extremely restrictive, doesn’t come with built-in social support, and may not provide enough of some nutrients.

13) Dieta de South Beach - 2.9
Although the South Beach Diet earned positive ratings for being able to produce rapid weight loss, its restrictions make it difficult for dieters to keep the pounds off, experts said. Most were unenthusiastic about its nutritional profile and its ability to combat diabetes or heart disease.

14) Dieta Eco-Atkins - 2.8
Eco-Atkins, as an expert described it, is a “healthier version of the Atkins diet, but compliance is likely to be more difficult.” That's because it’s restrictive and little guidance is available. This relatively new diet is “not yet ready for prime time,” said another expert.

15) Dieta da Zona - 2.8
The Zone Diet lagged behind most other ranked diets in nearly all ratings categories, including weight loss, how easy it is to follow, and its effect on diabetes and heart health. It's “unnecessary and tedious to structure every meal around specific macronutrient thresholds,” according to one expert; another stated there is “no magic with the diet.

16) Dieta do Índice Glicêmico - 2.7
Experts were less than impressed with the glycemic-index diet, which distinguishes "good" carbs from "bad." They scored it particularly low on long-term weight loss, heart benefits, and ease of adherence. Although nutrition and safety measures were relatively strong, they couldn’t generate enough oomph to push this diet beyond the mediocre range.

17) Dieta Medifast - 2.7
Experts were lukewarm toward Medifast. It scored above average on its effectiveness for short-term weight loss but was dragged down by lower marks in all other categories.

18) Dieta Crugívora (Raw Food) - 2.4
Overall, the raw food diet received low marks. Experts were impressed with its ability to deliver weight loss, but concerned about its nutrition, safety, and how difficult it is to follow. “Doing it well involves considerable commitment and effort, knowledge, and sacrifice,” one expert said. “And there are diets that require less of all these that are likely to be just as healthful.

19) Dieta Atkins - 2.3
Many of our experts found the popular low-carb Atkins diet leaves much to be desired, at least as an all-purpose diet. Although our expert panel concluded that it could outperform nearly all of its competitors in short-term weight loss, unfavorable marks in other measures—including long-term weight loss, nutrition, safety, and heart health—yanked down Atkins in the standings.

20) Paleodieta ou Dieta do Paleolítico - 2.0
Experts took issue with the Paleo diet on every measure. Regardless of what a dieter's goal is—weight loss, heart health, or finding a diet that's easy to follow—most experts concluded he or she is better off looking elsewhere. In one expert's words: "A true Paleo diet might be a great option: very lean, pure meats, lots of wild plants. The modern approximations … are far from it."

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