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Step 1
Compare the foods allowed on the diet. The Atkins diet, for example is based on eating lots of proteins and low carbohydrates. Many people have lost weight using this philosophy. However, you should ask yourself how long you could continue to eat large amounts of protein and low carbohydrates. DASH on the other hand is a dietary way of life.
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Step 2
Research the success rate and work out how successful other diets are in comparison to DASH. Speak to individuals who have successfully maintained weight loss for an extended period of time and find out how they did it.
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Step 3
Look for health risks. There are fad diets such as the cabbage soup diet which purports you can lose up to 10 lbs. in a single week. Before you join the fad diet bandwagon, determine how healthy or harmful eating one item for an extended period is to your body. DASH offers a variety of well-balanced foods that provide enough nutrition to improve your health, not harm your body.
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Step 4
Talk to your doctor. When comparing other diets to the DASH eating plan, have a chat with your doctor. Your doctor may be able to share experience about how certain diets have affected some of his patients. Your doctor, knowing your health history, is in a position to offer sound advice as to which plan may be best for you.
