The South beach Diet, an “updated version of the Atkins diet”, how is called by some, is a good-carbs-good-fats diet.Unlike Atkins, unlimited protein consumption is not advised or allowed on this diet. Also this diet is not like others. Doctor’s Agatston diet doesn’t promote the total cutting out of a group food. Fruits and whole grain are encouraged. The South Beach Diet is more balanced than many other low carbs diets. Dieters will often eat more fruit and even whole grain bread when compared to other low carbs diets.

     Exercises are also encouraged and need to be practiced at least three times a week. Doctor’s Arthur Agatston idea, is based upon the insulin and cholesterol levels. First created for patients with diabetes this diet can be used by anyone who want to stay in good healthy or lose weight.

    Studies promoted by the American heart association and the national Cholesterol Education program, show that persons that have followed the South beach diet, had more favorable changes in blood lipid levels and loosing weight that those that had followed an high-carbohydrate.South beach diet promotes good carbs versus bad carbs and good fats. It bans unhealthy fats but strongly promotes healthy ones.

    Carbohydrates are a very important food group and they should not miss from any diet. Composed from “carbon and water”, after digestion, they are decomposed and offer energy to the organism.There are simple carbs, like glucose, and composed ones, with a more complex structure.

    The good carbs are those that are more natural and unrefined, like fruits and whole grain carbs, and with a lower glycemic index.Bad cars can be found in baked goods, bread, snacks, and soft drinks. Those are leading to weight gain. After a meal with bad carbs, they are quickly digested and the insulin level is elevated. This causes the extraction of the sugar from the blood and deposits it in the cells. The energy level drop’s rapidly and the craving for sweet is again in your organism.

    Eating the good carbs, that are rich in fibers, make the insulin level more stabilized because they are slowly decomposed and the energy that come from them can be used for a longer period of time. Also the need forsweet is decreased. Potatoes, fruit, bread, cereal, rice, pasta, beets, carrots, and corn for the first two weeks of the diet are forbidden.Three phases are included in Agatston diet. The purpose of those is to accommodate the organism to the new way of life, so that you can follow this diet all your life.

    Kick-Starting Your Weight Loss, as is called the first phase, includes total removal of the bad carbohydrates. Three meals and snacks along are allowed, so you won’t be hungry.Candy, ice cream, sugar, for two weeks is not allowed. Beer or alcohol of any kind is also forbidden. After phase one only wine is admitted.

    But chicken, fish, tofu and meat substitutes, nuts or beans can be eaten.After two weeks, you can reintroduce the right carbs. This is phase two of South beach diet. Fruits, bread, cereals, can be reintroduced but slowly, one good carbs per period.

    After the organism has accepted the new way of life, comes the phase three: maintenance of the diet for life.Good fats, low-carbs and aliments low glycemic index are preferred. Also you can consume new aliments, different from the first two phases, but they have to be low-carbs.When is needed a person can go back to the first or the second phase and follow it again.

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