The South Beach Diet: A Quick Read

The South Beach Diet Book

The South Beach Diet as you know, has become wildly successful after the weight loss and recipe book by almost the same name was put to print, released and snowballed with rapid speed in inner circles as dieting success testimonials were quietly discussed and fanatically talked about. The book, in question, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss. I would recommend purchasing it used since, because of how popular the diet book became (second best selling diet book in the U.S. spanning the last 10 years - 2006) there have been massive printings, which has resulted in new and used copies for literally, less than one dollar, hardcover included.

The now famed doctor behind the book is a cardiologist from not so ironically, Florida, (as in 'South Beach') named Arthur Agatston. He pioneered the diet plan after creating a dietary routine and meal plan for his patients out of necessity, not able to find something that lived up to his demanding expectations and emphasized "good carbs" and "good fats". Often confused with the Atkins Diet, a completely different beast that includes the philosophy of a low carbohydrate (low carb) diet, the South Beach Diet instead encourages cutting out the bad carbs and bad fats, while substituting each with good carbs and good fats.

Good carbs are defined as (according to Doctor Arthur Agatston) being high in fiber or good fat, and have a low glycemic index, which basically means those types of foods are digested and absorbed at a much slower rate in your body. Also recommended is eating fiber or good fat whenever good carbs are consumed in order to retard the digestion of the carbohydrates. Good fats are defined as poly-unsaturated or mono-unsaturated fats, versus the bad fats being saturated fats or trans fat.

The South Beach Diet is not meant to be a fad. It is not a one week or one month quick fix answer to melt away pounds to fit comfortably into a new summer bikini. It was made for long term success.

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