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Originally posted by delph998
Tell us about the South Beach Diet. I've never heard of it at all.
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I've just started reading the book, so I can't give you all of the ends and outs, but from what I have been told, SB is less carb restrictive and more fat restrictive than then Atkins. For instance, while the Atkins says eat up on bacon and cheese, the SB advocates Canadian or turkey bacon (less fats) and low fat cheese. SB says it is not low fat or low carb, but that it reduces or eliminates the "bad" fats/carbs from your diet. Something about the gycemic index of foods...I don't have the book with me at work so I can't remember exactly!
I became interested in it after seeing a Dateline story on diets. They profiled the Atkins, the Zone and South Beach and folks that are diet lovers, even though they are not overweight. Anyway, the experts on their panels said of all of the diets the South Beach was the healthiest for you. SB also has 3 phases, like, I think, Atkins.
Hope that helps! I'll let you know how it goes!