7 Best Diets to Lose Weight
5. Raw food diet
As the name suggests, raw food diet involves eating things in their natural state. Salads and leafy vegetables are mainly consumed with light dressing and spices to make them edible. Fruits and vegetables also are had in their natural form without chopping, cooking or sautéing.
6. Macrobiotic diet
This food plan has been followed by celebrities such as Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow. It literally means ‘long life diet’ and mainly involves the consumption of grains. Any kind of refined or processed food is a big no-no and only fresh vegetables and grain based dishes are allowed. This diet is supposedly good for increasing longevity, providing glowing skin and of course, weight loss.
7. DASH diet
The unusually named DASH diet, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is said to be apt for those who want to avoid cardiac diseases and lower their blood pressure. Salt and sugar intake are reduced to almost zero in this diet which is a US government approved diet. All the major health institutes of the country recommend this diet to people who have reached middle age.
