The foods you eat every day impact your mood, your weight and even your sleep. And as you’re setting New Year’s resolutions, you may be considering the changes you can make to your diet to better your health and wellness.
The U.S. News & World Report aims to make that easier by ranking the healthiest ways to eat at the top of each year. “If your goal is to manage your weight long term and eat healthfully, try one of these science-backed diets that work,” they state in their Best Diets of 2025 report.
A panel of 69 diet and nutrition experts, ranked 38 diets based on these criteria:
- Nutritional completeness
- Health risks and benefits
- Long-term sustainability
- Evidence-based effectiveness
Here are the diets that landed in the top 10, and why No. 1 is often recommended by health experts.
No. 1 best diet for 2025: Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet finds its way in the top spot of the U.S. News & World Report’s best diets’ lists often. That has everything to do with how great following the diet can be for your health.
The diet is mostly plant-based, diabetes-friendly and heart-healthy, according to the report. And it is known to help reduce the likelihood of developing conditions like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
Here’s what to reach for, and what to avoid, when following the Mediterranean diet.
Eat:
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Whole grains
- Beans
- Nuts
- Healthy fats
- Fish
- Poultry
Limit:
- Sweets
- Processed foods
- Red meat
Top 10 best diets for 2025
But the Mediterranean diet isn’t the only one that experts suggest. Here are the top 10 best diets for 2025, according to the U.S. News & World Report.
- Mediterranean diet
- DASH diet
- Flexitarian diet
- MIND diet
- Mayo Clinic diet
- TLC diet
- Menopause diet
- Dr. Weil’s Anti-Inflammatory diet
- Volumetrics diet
- Cleveland Clinic diet
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