Best diet for 2023 is the science-backed Mediterranean style of eating

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Best diet for 2023 is the science-backed Mediterranean style of eating

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
Updated 11:50 AM EST, Sat January 7, 2023

The gold medals are piling up. For the sixth year in a row, the Mediterranean style of eating earned the title of best overall diet, according to 2023 ratings announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. Meals from the sunny Mediterranean also ranked first in the categories of diet best diet for healthy eating and best plant-based diet, the report said.

“We’re always looking for more health conditions that we can address. But often there’s not enough scientific data examining diet X and condition X,” said Gretel Schueller, managing editor of health for U.S. News & World Report, who oversees the annual diet ranking.

“However, bone and joint health is an area where there’s a fair amount of scientific literature,” Schueller said. “We also recognize our population is aging so focusing on diets that can increase the quality of life among older individuals is an important element.”

Also new this year: Reviewers only ranked 24 diets instead of the 40 or so diets analyzed in past years. Five diets from the original list — vegetarian, vegan, Nordic, the traditional Asian and the glycemic index — were integrated by judges into the Mediterranean and other diets due to their underlying plant-based principles.

“The take-home message here is the recognition that the Mediterranean diet is really not just about the foods around the Mediterranean,” Schueller said. “You can take the the lessons and the approach of the Mediterranean eating pattern and apply it to any cuisine in any country.”

That approach is reflected within two new diets — Keyto and Pritikin — that were added to the review for 2023, Schueller said. (Yes. that’s Keyto with a Y.)

“We recognize that more and more people are eating sort of a plant-forward or plant-based diet or at least trying to,” she said. “The keto with a Y diet is supposed to be a flexible, low-carb Mediterranean plan.

“The Pritikin diet focuses on low-fat, high-fiber eating of whole foods, and is fairly flexible,” she added. “We are seeing a push towards eating more whole, unprocessed foods, which I think is a great thing.”

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“我们一直在寻找更多可以解决的健康问题。 但通常没有足够的科学数据来检验饮食 X 和条件 X，”负责监督年度饮食排名的《美国新闻与世界报道》健康总编辑 Gretel Schueller 说。

“然而，骨骼和关节健康是一个有大量科学文献的领域，”Schueller 说。 “我们也认识到我们的人口正在老龄化，因此关注可以提高老年人生活质量的饮食是一个重要因素。”

今年还有新变化：审稿人只对 24 种饮食进行排名，而不是过去几年分析的 40 种左右饮食。 原始清单中的五种饮食——素食、素食、北欧、传统亚洲和血糖指数——由于其基本的植物性原则，被法官整合到地中海和其他饮食中。

Schueller 说：“这里要传达的信息是，人们认识到地中海饮食实际上不仅仅与地中海周围的食物有关。” “你可以吸取地中海饮食模式的教训和方法，并将其应用于任何国家的任何菜肴。”

Schueller 说，这种方法反映在两种新的饮食——Keyto 和 Pritikin——中，它们被添加到 2023 年的审查中。 （是的。那是带 Y 的 Keyto。）

“我们认识到，越来越多的人正在吃某种植物性饮食或以植物为基础的饮食，或者至少尝试这样做，”她说。 “Y 饮食的生酮饮食应该是一种灵活的低碳水化合物地中海饮食计划。

“Pritikin 饮食侧重于低脂肪、高纤维的天然食物，而且相当灵活，”她补充道。 “我们看到人们正在推动食用更多完整的、未加工的食物，我认为这是一件好事。”

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