Why is South Beach Diet called that?
Why the South Beach Diet was Created The South Beach Diet is found in a book called The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss and online at southbeachdiet.com. The author, Dr. Arthur Agatston, is a cardiologist based in south Florida. Dr. Agatston initially developed this diet for his chronically overweight heart patients when he found that traditional low-fat diets were too difficult for them to stick to. Since weight is a crucial factor in heart health, Dr. Agatston decided to create a plan that his patients could follow — and stick to — in order to improve their health. Unlike low-fat diets, Dr. Agatston’s diet is based on reducing “bad” carbs and increasing “good” carbs and favorable fats. At first, the diet was just for his patients — and, as he’d hoped, they were able to stick to it; they lost weight and became healthier. Soon, thanks to his patients’ success, Dr. Agatston’s die
