South Beach Diet

South Beach Diet is a creation of medical doctors, bans unhealthy fats and strongly promotes healthy ones. The South Beach Diet is not low-carb, nor low-fat. Instead, this diet teaches to rely on the right carbohydrates and the right fats. As a result, those who follow it lose weight, lower their cholesterol, reduce their risk of heart disease and diabetes and eliminate cravings without feeling hungry. Some call it the “updated version of the Atkins diet”.

The origin of the South Beach Diet lays with Arthur Agatston, MD, a cardiologist, whose motivation was to improve the cholesterol and insulin levels of his patients, who had heart disease, by developing a healthy eating plan.

It is true, that the diet involves a high degree of determination and self motivation but it is worth to try. It is split into three phases, each phase becomes more relaxed in terms of what you can and cannot eat. Following the diet a person will normally lose weight at a faster rate whilst at an earlier phase than a later phase. However, no one wants to be permanently on a strict diet and indeed this is often the reason why many diets fail therefore this phase one is this "strict" and lasts only for two weeks. For the maintenance of a healthy body weight, the dieter may move between the different phases.

It seems the South Beach Diet is working even for Bill Clinton and his traveling entourage. At the President’s visit, Jamie Oliver's famous London restaurant, named Fifteen, had to make a last minute changes to their menu options by making them SouthBeach Diet friendly.

As with any diet, despite the many positive aspects of Agatston's South Beach Diet, those who want to participate in it should consult a doctor before commencing, a balance diet and healthy lifestyle combining exercise is vital to maintaining weight loss.