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IM MEGYN KELLY. WEIGHT LOSS IN 2018.
AMERICA IS STARTING THIS YEAR
WITH A HEAVY BURDEN.
MAYBE SOME OF YOU ARE FEELING IT
IN YOUR WAISTLINES RIGHT NOW.
AS RECENTLY AS THIS PAST
OCTOBER, THE DCD SAYING MORE
THAN ONE-THIRD OF OUR COUNTRY IS
NOT JUST HEAVY, BUT DOWNRIGHT OBESE.ST HEAVY, BUT DOWNRIGHT
OBESE.
ITS COSTING US MILLIONS IN HEALTH CARE.US MILLIONS IN
HEALTH CARE.
AND ITS SHAVING YEARS OFF OF
PEOPLES LIVES.
I LOVE A GOOD PIZZA AS MUCH AS
ANYBODY.
BUT SHAVING YEARS OFF OF OUR LIVES.AVING YEARS OFF OF OUR
LIVES.
AND GENERALLY ITS BUMMING US OUT.GENERALLY ITS BUMMING US
OUT.
WE KNOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM, EVEN IF YOURE NOT OBESE.ROBLEM, EVEN
IF YOURE NOT OBESE. ITS HARD TO LOSE WEIGHT.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT TO EAT
ANYMORE?
WE WERE TOLD TO AVOID FAT. NO, FAT IS GOOD FOR YOU.T.
NO, FAT IS GOOD FOR YOU. AVOID THE PROCESSED FOODS.
I DONT KNOW.
SO, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO
ABOUT IT?
ABOUT IT?
SOME ANSWERS, TODAY, AS WE REVEAL THE TOP-RANKED DIETS OF
2018, JUST OUT THIS MORNING.
YOULL SEE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME
RIGHT HERE, FROM "U.S. NEWS AND
WORLD REPORT."
WORLD REPORT." WELL HAVE THAT FOR YOU IN A FEW
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS.
FIRST, WATCH THIS.
FROM THE D.A.S.H. DIET TO INTERMITTENT FASTING, DROPPING
THE WEIGHT MAY SEEM MORE
CONFUSING THAN EVER.
BUT AMERICANS ARE HEAVIER THAN
EVER AND ALWAYS LOOKING TO SHED
UNWANTED POUNDS.
UNWANTED POUNDS. SO, THE DIETS KEEP COMING.
MORE THAN ONE IN THREE ADULTS IS
OBESE.
OBESE.
THE AVERAGE WOMAN WEIGHS 168.5 POUNDS.RAGE WOMAN WEIGHS 168.5
POUNDS.
AND MEN TIP THE SCALES AT 195 POUNDS. TIP THE SCALES AT 195
POUNDS. CARRYING AROUND EXTRA WEIGHT CAN
POSE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS,
DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, STROKE,
CANCER.
CANCER.
WITH DOZENS OF DIETS ON THE MARKET, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH
PLAN WILL WORK FOR YOU?
WE HAVE THE SKINNY ON HOW TO
TAKE IT OFF TODAY.
WE HAVE INVITED EXPERTS TO HELP
YOU MAKE THE BEST CHOICES IN 2018 AND "TAKE IT OFF TODAY."
KERRY GLASSMAN IS HERE.
JENNIFER IS HERE.
AND PERSONAL TRAINER AND AUTHOR
OF "THE SUPER CARB DIET" BOB
HARPER IS HERE.
"U.S. WORLD AND NEWS REPORT"
THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR TOP
THREE DIETS FOR 2018.
NUMBER ONE, TIED, ACTUALLY, I
GUESS, FOR NUMBER ONE, IS THE
MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND THE
D.A.S.H. DIET.
D.A.S.H. DIET.
AND THEN, IN THE THIRD POSITION, IS THE FLEXITARIAN DIET.OSITION,
IS THE FLEXITARIAN DIET. MEDITERRANEAN, WEVE KNOWN THAT
ONE, RIGHT?
ONE, RIGHT?
EAT LIKE AN ITALIAN.
>> WHO DOESNT WANT TO DO THAT, RIGHT? DOESNT WANT TO DO THAT,
RIGHT?
>> IT DOESNT MEAN HUGE HUNKS OF PASTA, RIGHT?MEAN HUGE HUNKS OF
PASTA, RIGHT?
>> ITS A BALANCED DIET.
>> THE THING I LIKE ABOUT IT IS IT IS A LIFESTYLE.E ABOUT IT IS
IT IS A LIFESTYLE. ITS NOT A HARD CORE DIET.
ITS WHAT A DIET SHOULD BE.
A CHANGE IN LIFESTYLE.
>> GENERALLY, WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> YOU FOCUS ON HEALTHY FATS.
YOU FOCUS ON AVOCADO.
WHO DOESNT LOVE THOSE FOODS?
>> I LIKE THAT ITS BALANCED.
AS A DIETITIAN, THE
MEDITERRANEAN DIET IS SOMETHING
WEVE BEEN RECOMMENDING TO
PEOPLE FOR YEARS.
>> YOU THINK ITALIAN, YOU THINK
MEDITERRANEAN, YOU THINK OF
PASTA.
>> YOU ARE THINKING OF
OLD-SCHOOL ITALIAN.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE THREE
DIETS IS THEYRE ALL SIMILAR IN
THE FACT THEY ARE BALANCED. I REMEMBER COMING FROM THE WORLD
BACK IN THE DAY, WHEN DIETS WERE
SO EXTREME.
SO EXTREME. CUTTING OUT LIKE MAJOR MACRO
NUTRIENTS OUT OF YOUR DIET.
WHEN I SEE THE TOP THREE DIETS,
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE WERE
GETTING SMARTER.
GETTING SMARTER. WERE MORE EDUCATED WHEN IT
COMES TO WHAT WERE EATING.
I SAY, THESE ARENT DIETS.
ITS A WAY OF EATING.
>> WHATS THE D.A.S.H. DIET.
IVE NEVER HEARD OF D.A.S.H.
>> THE D.A.S.H. DIET REFLECTS
THE DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR
AMERICANS.
AMERICANS.
IT TELLS US WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD FOREVER.HAT WE HAVE BEEN
TOLD FOREVER.
>> HOW IS THAT HELPFUL?
>> THATS A GOOD POINT. >> THE FOOD PYRAMID?T.
>> THE FOOD PYRAMID? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LOSE
WEIGHT DOING THAT?
>> IT FOCUSES ON LOW AND NONFAT DAIRY, LOTS OF FRUITS ANDNONFAT
DAIRY, LOTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
VEGETABLES.
YOURE MAKING A REALLY GOOD POINT.MAKING A REALLY GOOD
POINT.
WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THAT, THEY THINK, OKAY, WHATEVER. THEY
THINK, OKAY, WHATEVER. EAT HEALTHY.
EAT HEALTHY. >> ITS LOWERING YOUR SODIUM.
>> ITS DIETARY APPROACHES TO
STOP HYPERTENSION.
STOP HYPERTENSION. THIS HAS LOWER SODIUM AND HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM
AND POTASSIUMLE.
AND POTASSIUMLE. ITS DIFFERENT.
ITS DIFFERENT. >> ALL THREE OF THOSE WERE
REDUCING YOUR RED MEAT.
>> CAN WE SPEND A MINUTE ON RED
MEAT?
MEAT?
ISNT ALL THE LATEST TREND BEEN
MORE PROTEIN, FEWER CARBS.
YOU NEED GOOD CARBS LEAN
PROTEIN.
WHAT ABOUT RED MEAT AND HOW DOES
THAT FACTOR IN?
SHOULD WE HAVE IT STILL?
>> I THINK SO, IN MADODERATION.
I THINK THERES A PLACE IN YOUR
DIET FOR HIGH-QUALITY RED MEAT.
ORGANIC, GRASS-FED MEAT.
IF YOU CANT AFFORD ORGANIC MEAT, HAVE IT LESS TIMES AND
THEN FILL IN WITH HEALTHIER
TYPES OF PROTEIN FROM
PLANT-BASED SOURCES, LIKE BEANS
AND CANNED SALMON.
THAT WAY, YOURE GETTING --
>> YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY
FED YOUR COW?
MAYBE YOU CAN DO IT WHEN YOU
SHOP FOR YOUR FAMILY.
WHEN YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT, AND
ORDER A STEAK, I HAVE TO ASK THE
WAITER, WHAT DID MY COW EAT
BEFORE I EAT IT?
>> NOT NECESSARILY.
YOU CAN REDUCE THE AMOUNTS OF
TIMES THAT YOURE EATING IT.
>> THATS THE BIG THING.
YOU DONT HAVE TO BE WORRYING
ABOUT WHAT YOUR COW ATE.
>> I WORRY ABOUT WHAT MY COW
ATE.
ATE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY COW ATE. I DO.T TO KNOW WHAT MY COW ATE.
I DO. >> MODERATION.
>> MODERATION. >> I WOULD SAY, YEAH, MAYBE ONE
OR TWO TIMES A WEEK.
NOT ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY. >> WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE THREE
DIETS, TOO, IS THEY GET US TO
FOCUS MORE ON WHOLE AND REAL
FOODS.
FOODS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> PLANT-BASED, EATING A LOT OF VEGETABLES.SED, EATING A LOT OF
VEGETABLES.
YOURE NOT GOING TO GET FAT EATING BROCCOLI.TO GET FAT
EATING BROCCOLI. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THERES A REASON WE DONT
WANT TO EAT BROCCOLI ALL THE
TIME.
TIME. FLEXITARIAN DIET.
FLEXITARIAN DIET. WHAT IS THAT?
>> IM A BIG FAN OF IT.
ITS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE
JUST TALKING ABOUT.
YOU ARE A VEGAN MOST OF THE
TIME.
TIME.
YOURE EATING LOTS OF VEGETABLES
AND HEALTHY FATS FROM NUTS AND
SEEDS.
WHEN YOU WANT TO HAVE A PIECE OF GRASS-FED STEAK OR JUST A PIECEF
GRASS-FED STEAK OR JUST A PIECE OF STEAK AT A RESTAURANT, OR YOU
WANT TO HAVE EGGS, YOU CAN.
IT ALLOWS ROOM FOR THE OTHER
TYPES OF FOODS WITHOUT BEING SO
HARD-CORE.
HARD-CORE.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU
HAVE TO REMEMBER, A PLANT-BASED DIET, MEN THAT FOLLOW A VEGANED
DIET, MEN THAT FOLLOW A VEGAN DIET ARE EXPECTED TO LIVE NINE
YEARS LONGER.
YEARS LONGER.
AND WOMEN, SIX YEARS LONGER, THAN THEIR MEAT-EATINGONGER,
THAN THEIR MEAT-EATING COUNTERPARTS.
COUNTERPARTS.
THATS IMPRESSIVE. >> THERE IS A QUESTION OF
HAPPINESS.
HAPPINESS.
>> OF COURSE.
>> I THINK I WOULD MISS MY
BURGER.
>> THATS WHY I THINK ITS A
GOOD PLAN.
YOURE GETTING THE BENEFITS OF THE PLANT PROTEIN.BENEFITS OF
THE PLANT PROTEIN. >> THESE ARE THE BEST THREE
ACCORDING TO "U.S. NEWS."
MEDITERRANEAN, D.A.S.H. AND
FLEXITARIAN.
FLEXITARIAN.
IT SAYS, HOWEVER, THE BEST
WEIGHT LOSS DIET IS WEIGHT
WATCHERS.
WHY AM I DOING A DIET -- PEOPLE
DIET BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LOSE
WEIGHT GENERALLY.
>> THE BEST THING ABOUT WEIGHT
WATCHERS, IT IS CALORIE RESTRICTION. IS CALORIE
RESTRICTION.
IT TELLS YOU, THIS IS WHAT
YOURE ALLOTTED TO EAT A DAY.
AFTER YOUVE EATEN THIS AMOUNT
OF CALORIES, YOU DONT EAT
ANYMORE.
IF YOU FOLLOW A GUIDELINE LIKE THAT, YOU CAN MAKE ANY ONE OFE
THAT, YOU CAN MAKE ANY ONE OF THE DIETS.
THE DIETS.
IF YOU FOLLOW IT, IT WILL WORK.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE CALORIES YOUREHAVE
TO WATCH THE CALORIES YOURE BRINGING IN.
BRINGING IN. >> THE BOTTOM LINE, NOW WEVE
CONFUSED EVERYONE.
CONFUSED EVERYONE.
WE HAVE GIVEN THEM AN IDEA OF WHAT THE TRENDS ARE.N IDEA OF
WHAT THE TRENDS ARE. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT.
THERES A LOT OF DIETS.
THE TOP THREE DIETS, THE D.
D.A.S.H., THE FLEXITARIAN AND
THE MEDITERRANEAN.
THE MEDITERRANEAN. WE LIKE THEM ALL.
ONE DIET IS NOT RIGHT FOR
EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
IF YOURE A DIABETIC. IF YOU HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL.
IF YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
I MIGHT WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT.
SPEAK WITH YOUR DOCTOR FIRST. THATS NOT A THROW-AROUNDIRST.
THATS NOT A THROW-AROUND PHRASE.
PHRASE.
IM A FAN AND I RECOMMEND THE D.A.S.H. DIET TO MY PATIENTS.
>> WHICHEVER ONE IS PERSONALLY
APPEALING TO YOU.
>> THERES SOME REGIMENS AND
EATING PATTERNS AND DIETS I WILL
NOT ADVISE YOU TO TAKE ON.
IF YOU HAVE KIDNEY PROBLEMS,
THERES SOME THINGS IM GOING TO
ASK YOU NOT TO DO.
>> IF YOU HAVE KIDNEY FAILURE,
YOU SHOULD NOT BE GOING OFF
"U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT."
TALKING TO A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL ABOUT EVERYTHING.
>> YOU WANT TO LOOK AT YOUR DIET
HISTORY.
HISTORY.
WHATS WORKED FOR YOU AND NOT
WORKED FOR YOU.
IF YOU TRIED ONE DIET THAT SOUNDS AMAZING BUT IT HASNT
WORKED FOR YOU IN THE PAST, ITS
NOT GOING TO BE RIGHT FOR YOU.
>> THE DIETS WORK WHEN YOU FIRST
TRY THEM.
TRY THEM.
WHETHER THEYRE SUSTAINABLE FOR
YOU.
>> YOU HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING TO SUSTAIN YOURSELF.ND SOMETHING TO
SUSTAIN YOURSELF. THE QUICK FIX DIETS, THEY WILL
WORK.
WORK.
BUT CAN YOU LIVE A LIFE THAT
WAY?
>> THATS THE THICK.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO WEIGHT WATCHERS, YOU CANT STAY ONIGHT
WATCHERS, YOU CANT STAY ON WEIGHT WATCHERS FOREVER.
>> YOU CAN EAT A BALANCED DIET.
>> I THINK ALL DIETS SOMETIMES
ARE HARD.
ARE HARD.
>> THATS WHAT THEY SHOULDNT BE, A DIET.AT THEY SHOULDNT
BE, A DIET. >> THATS RIGHT.
>> WELL, WERE GOING TO LEAVE IT
AT THAT.
AT THAT.
TOMORROW, WERE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THE DIET THAT LETS YOU