Dr. Arthur Agatston created this South Beach Diet Plan for his patients.
Being a cardiologist, he designed this diet plan, keeping a healthy heart as his objective. As he was aware of the pitfalls of low fat diet plans, he designed this as a diet plan unlike those. People who participated in the previous low fat diet plans were unable to stick to the requirements of those plans. During the start of the current decade, the success of this diet plan became public knowledge and more and more people started to subscribe to it.
As per South Beach Diet Plan, all carbohydrate rich foods are not bad. Only those that digest very quickly are a problem. Processed carbohydrate rich food items are the main culprits in this category whereas unprocessed carbohydrate rich food items are not a big problem. Again the plan asks its followers to avoid trans fat and reduce saturated fat as much as possible. In order to achieve this dieters are advised to consume only lean meat or red meat without fatty portions. Oily fish items, nuts, low fat poultry products etc are allowed too.
There are three segments for South Beach Diet Plan. The initial segment, which usually lasts for a two-week period is the strictest and requires the removal of all sugar and processed carbohydrates from your diet. In this segment, the blood sugar level is brought under control and hence the cravings will be reduced. In the second segment of the diet plan, dieters are allowed to bring back a few of the food items you avoided in the first segment. This must be done in moderation and the frequency of consumption should be reduced too.
This phase of the diet plan is much longer and can last until you gain the desired weight loss. In the last segment, you are given the freedom to choose any food products you want to eat, as long as you follow the basic concept of the diet plan. You need to stick to this for the remainder of your lifetime.
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