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Are you looking for a diet for good health?   Last week we talked about “eating healthy” and reviewed 3 diets that promote good health, the Mediterranean Diet , the   DASH Diet , and the Flexitarian Diet .    Mediterranean Diet- A healthy diet Unfortunately, some people choose diets that are actually bad for their health.   Why?   Maybe they are looking for a quick weight loss fix.   Maybe they are duped into thinking a diet is healthy when it is actually bad for their health.   When the US News & World Report ranks the Best Diets for health, they have diets that fall at the bottom of their rankings.   What diets are ranked the lowest and why?   Let’s review some of these not so good for you diets and provide you with some pros and cons of these diets.    Whole30 Diet   This diet is popular once again.   Even though it was created in 2009, many people are currently trying the Whole30 approach.   Whole30 cl...

What does “eating healthy” mean?   What are healthy diets to follow?   Not for weight loss or weight gain, but just a healthy eating pattern?   I recently heard a person say they were on a vegetarian fast diet.   For 4 weeks they were giving up meat and all animal products including dairy.   Not really a healthy diet choice.     Another person said they were eating healthy and following the Whole30 diet.   According to the Whole30 website, food groups like grains and dairy have a negative impact on health.   US News & World Report gives the Whole30 diet a poor rating and a low ranking.   Why?   The diet is quite restrictive and excludes grain (an important food group), legumes, even peanut butter, and dairy – another important food group.   Whole grains are hugely important in our diets for fiber, trace minerals and other nutrients.   Rather than excluding whole grains, Americans should be eating more whole grain...

What does “eating healthy” mean?   What are healthy diets to follow?   Not for weight loss or weight gain, but just a healthy eating pattern?   I recently heard a person say they were on an “anti-inflammatory” diet.    They had given up fruit and dairy – 2 important food groups for good health so already not a good choice.   Another person said they were eating healthy and following the Whole30 diet.   US News & World Report gives the Whole30 diet a poor rating and a low ranking.   Why?   The diet is quite restrictive and excludes grain (an important food group), dairy (another important food group), legumes, even peanut butter.   Any diet that excludes a food group, excludes nutrients that the food group provides, is not a healthy diet.   Each year, the US News & World Report evaluates the “Best Diets”.     For 2017, they evaluated 38 popular diets and determined which ones are best for your health and fitness. ...