People are always intrigued to find the hottest new diet plans to lose weight, build muscle and have better health.

In 2019, the diets most searched fell into three patterns: cutting out sugar and carbs, adding more plant-based foods, and eating only at certain hours a day.

Google’s “Year in Search Trends” is a comparison in terms searched in 2019 and in 2018. As a result, a lot of new diets were included in this list.

 

10. The J. Lo Diet – no-sugar, no-carb

In January, Jennifer Lopez announced that she was doing a 10-day diet challenge that completely removes sugar and carbohydrates from her diet. 

Her nutritionist advised her to temporarily cut out starchy vegetables (like potatoes), dairy, fruits, grains, sweeteners, candy and pastries.

Instead, Jennifer Lopez ate leafy greens, vegetables such as broccoli, meat, nuts, seeds, seafood and eggs.

She also cut down caffeine and alcohol from her diet, and included plenty of water throughout the day.

 

9. The Endomorph Diet – eat right for your body type

Endomorphs are people who have larger bodies and a higher percentage of body fat. They have more trouble gaining muscle and losing weight.

Endomorphs may also have slower metabolism and more likely to convert calories to fat compared to other body types.

The Endomorph Diet helps people with this body type to keep healthy and fit by cutting down carbs and sugars, processed foods, and by prioritizing healthy fats and proteins instead.

 

8. No carbs no sugar Diet

This was an extreme version of other no-carb, no-sugar diets.

However, in this diet cutting carbs and sugars meant having to stop eating foods that have proven healthy benefits. Some examples include fruit, whole grains, and legumes.

 

7. The “sirtfood” Diet

This diet became popular after singer Adele was spotted at a party looking significantly slimmer. It was reported that the singer had tried this diet.

Sirtfood is a group of foods that include green tea, citrus fruit, parsley, kale, capers, blueberries, apples and even red wine. However, this “food group” is not considered as such by nutrition professionals.

In this diet, you are supposed to only eat 1,000 calories a day for three days straight. On days four to seven, you can eat 1,500 calories.

This diet cannot be sustainable for long-term weight loss, as it does not include a lot of nutrients needed for the body.

 

6. The Dubrow Diet

This diet was brought to light by celebrity couple Terry and Heather Dubrow, who are reality TV stars.

The Dubrow diet includes three phases: an extremely restrictive phase, with no alcohol, small portion sizes, lots of vegetables and low-fat foods for the first 2-5 days. The second phase includes more food, and the final phase is relaxed and focuses on maintenance.

In all the phases, the dieters must eat between 8-12 hours a day.

Fasting has proven it’s benefits before due to the potential to increase ketone levels in the body to promote fat loss. This diet also restricts snacking throughout the day.

 

5. The GOLO Diet

This is a diet program that is popular in North America. It helps lose weight by managing insulin with a dietary supplement, fitness plan and eating plan.

The supplement is the primary ingredient of this diet plan, and is called “Release”. The company claims that it helps to balance hormones, control glucose levels and insulin intake.

In addition, the program promotes exercising, eating whole, unprocessed foods, and limiting portion sizes to lose weight.

However, there is no real research that supports the effectiveness of this diet.

 

4. The 1,200 Calorie Diet

It is exactly what it sounds like – limiting total daily food intake to 1,200 calories to lose weight.

However, it is a fact that people’s caloric intake depends on height, weight, gender, age and activity level. Hence, this diet will not work for everybody.

For most people, the caloric intake required falls between 1,500 to 2,000 calories.

 

3. The Noom Diet

Noom is a weight-loss app that gives individualized feedback.

Users enter their weight along with other data such as exercise, eating and sleeping patterns. In return, users get advice from human coaches and access to online resources such as articles.

In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US listed Noom as a recommended, evidence-based, Type-2 diabetes prevention program.

The price of the program varies from $16 to $60 a month.

 

2. The Dr. Sebi Diet

This diet is inspired by a deceased herbalist, who was known by that title. However, he did not have a medical degree.

The Dr. Sebi Diet is a version of the alkaline diet, which helps the body to restore its pH level. The diet relies on plant-based foods.

This plan includes cutting out wheat, animal products and alcohol, and drinking almost 4 liters of spring water a day.

The diet claims to “cleanse” body cells of mucus build-up. However, there are no scientific evidence to back up these claims.

 

1. Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting is restricting eating to a limited time period each day. 

There are normally two versions of this diet. Eating in an 8-hour period and fasting the other 16 hours in the day, or eating normally for 5 days and fast for 2 days in a week.

Researches have found that giving your gut a break through fasting can have immense health benefits.

Some benefits include help in prevention from diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity. It can also help build a protein that strengthens connections in the brain and act as an antidepressant.

However, this diet can also have side effects for some people. This includes fatigue, muscle aches, and dizziness. It is also not recommended for people who are underweight, younger than 18, or pregnant, and for those at risk of eating disorders.

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