The South Beach Diet

“The South Beach Diet” invented by Dr. Agatston is a diet which concentrates on the good and bad foods. The first bad food that he discusses is carbohydrates. Bad carbs consist of anything that is not whole gain. Good carbs are made up of whole gains that are not highly processed. This is another positive point about this diet, processed food. Dr. Agatston said that processed foods loose too many vitamins, minerals and fiber during there processing and therefore become unhealthy for you. The next point of this diet is good fats and bad fats. Bad fats consist of trans-fats and saturated fats. These fats have been associated with bad cholesterol, heart attacks, and strokes. To prevent these Dr. Agatston said that we need to be eating foods with good fats which include unsaturated and non-trans fats. The final part of this diet is the phased levels of carb and fat restrictions . There are three phases, going from a very strict diet to a more lenient diet. By the third phase it is up to you to maintain the newly acquired healthy life style.