According to experts, South Beach diet met criteria of healthy diet which is a good thing. The bad thing is induction phase wherein dieters lose weight due to loss of water. Losing a large amount of water can disturb one’s electrolyte so if you’re following South Beach diet, it would be better if you work closely with a doctor.

According to Dr. Agatston, South Beach diet is neither a low carb nor low fat diet but restrictions placed in induction phase cut big time carbohydrate and fat intake of dieters. The good thing about South Beach diet is that it teaches people on right foods to eat to cut risk of heart problems and high cholesterol as well as help them lose weight. The South Beach diet is a long, tedious journey towards perhaps a drop dead gorgeous body. But more than phases of losing weight, South Beach diet is a way of life.

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