“Best Diets” Rated For Every Purpose

US News & World Report, whose editors will rate anything, anytime, anyplace, have pulled together a list of the Best Diets for just about anything. In this hall of mirrors-like report from US News & World Report, US News & World Report reports that the DASH diet beat out 19 others, including Atkins, Jenny Craig, and Slim-Fast, to win the "Best Diets Overall" crown. Among the 8 commercial diet programs marketed to the public, Weight Watchers came out on top.  US News also ranked the diets in weight loss, on their ability to prevent and control diabetes, and on heart health. Here's how they did it.

And here's the full report.