#HealthBytes: Top 5 diet plans to help you stay healthy
For long-term health, opting for a nutritious and balanced diet is imperative. However, with so many popular diet plans doing the rounds these days, it might feel a bit overwhelming to choose one and really sticking to it. Also, carb-cutting diets like Keto and Paleo aren't good in the long run. Here, we have curated top 5 diet plans to help you stay healthy.
Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet is great for long-term health, as it relies heavily on fresh veggies, whole grains and healthy fats. Low in refined sugar, red meats and processed food items, this diet is known to effectively lower down risk of various health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure. It may also improve your kidney function and gut health.
Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian diet
Mindfully reducing your meat intake can help enhance your overall health. In fact, significantly reducing the amount of meat you consume can help you combat health issues such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer, among others. According to some studies, by following a Flexitarian/Semi-vegetarian diet, you can lower your chances of developing diabetes by as much as 28 per cent.
DASH diet
For those in a hurry, look somewhere else. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (or simply DASH) is a diet-plan designed particularly to help fight high blood pressure. And it does so by cutting your salt intake and including the heart-friendly food items, rich in calcium, potassium and magnesium into your diet. But you'd have to massively reduce consumption of red meat, sugars and fats.
MIND diet
Short for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, MIND diet plan strategically combines the Mediterranean and DASH diets so as to improve brain health. People following this diet plan are advised to take at least three servings of whole grains, one salad, one vegetable. And a glass of wine. Easy peasy, isn't it?
Weight Watchers (WW) diet
One of the best diet plans to promote weight-loss, Weight Watchers diet assigns point values to food items based on their calorie, sugar, saturated fat, and protein content. The healthiest items have a score of zero points, implying you can eat them as much as you want to. One must record their points tally daily, and not exceed the assigned day limit.
