Dr. Arthur Agatston, cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, created a diet to improve cholesterol and insulin levels - and as a pleasant surprise, it also caused the dieters to drop significant amounts of weight.
The South Beach Diet is a reduced carbohydrate and fat diet. The diet proceeds in phases - with the first and strictest phase, lasting two weeks. During this phase you have very few carbohydrates - and all of those complex carbs. During the second phase, which is fairly easy by comparison, you begin to add carbohydrates back into the diet. This second phase lasts until you reach your goal weight. The third and final stage is the maintenance phase.
This diet works well for anyone wanting to lower their cholesterol and insulin levels - such as diabetics, heart patients or anyone who is insulin resistant.
The South Beach Diet is a reduced carbohydrate and fat diet. In the first phase you are allowed to eat lean meats, fish and poultry along with a limited quantity of low-glycemic vegetables. Then in the second phase, you begin to add in more and more foods.
This diet works well for anyone wanting to lower their cholesterol and insulin levels - such as diabetics, heart patients or anyone who is insulin resistant.
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The South Beach Diet is a reduced carbohydrate and fat diet. The diet proceeds in phases - with the first and strictest phase, lasting two weeks. During this phase you have very few carbohydrates - and all of those complex carbs. During the second phase, which is fairly easy by comparison, you begin to add carbohydrates back into the diet. This second phase lasts until you reach your goal weight. The third and final stage is the maintenance phase.