Beach Diet Fruit South

Beach Diet Fruit South

Beach Diet Fruit South

Created in the 80s, the South Beach Diet was the brainchild of a cardiologist, Arthur Agastston and a dietician, Marie Almon. It was created in order to replace the Ornish Diet and the Pritikin Diet, which were the existing low fat diets recommended by the American Heart Association at that time. It was originally designed for patients with heart disease but it has become popular as a method for losing weight.

How It Works

Dr. Agatston believes that restricting the consumption of bad carbs can increase the efficiency of one's metabolism. He believed that one of the pitfalls of the low-fat diets at that time was that the people who followed that diet tend to compensate by eating more sugars and simple carbohydrates. This, however, causes the body to secrete more insulin, leading to a decline in blood sugar levels. This will make the individual feel hungry and crave more sugar. For this reason, bad carbs which cause a spike in the levels of blood sugar in the body and a corresponding increase in the release of insulin, are banned in the South Beach Diet.