The South Beach Diet Good Fats, Good Carbs Guide: The Complete and Easy Reference for All Your Favorite Foods

by Arthur Agatston

You don't have to give up fats or carbs--you just need to choose the right ones. All fats and carbohydrates aren't created equal. The good kinds nourish your body as they help you lose weight. The bad kinds--found in sugary, fatty foods like doughnuts, snack foods, and fast-food meals--damage your body’s ability to burn off what you eat. Worse, eating them actually triggers cravings and makes you even hungrier!On the South Beach Diet, by best-selling author and Miami Beach cardiologist Arthur Agatston, M.D., you eat plenty of good carbs and good fats--delicious, healthy foods that crush cravings, curb overeating, and leave you satisfied rather than starving. And now, with the revised The South Beach Diet Good Fats, Good Carbs Guide, you have all the information you'll need to make the right meal choices--anytime, anywhere.This expanded guide does all the work--more than 1,200 food listings at your fingertips. You'll know at a glance if a food is compatible with the South Beach Diet--each entry lists its carbohydrate, sugar, fiber, fat, and saturated fat information. Plus, for the first time, all the foods have recommendations for each phase of the diet, according to the nutritional principles Dr. Agatston explains in his introduction. Packed with new essential information and expanded sections covering foods like meal replacement bars and fast-food listings, meal makeovers, and more, The South Beach Diet Good Fats, Good Carbs Guide is your key to lifelong health and weight loss.

Genres: Reference, Cookbooks, Health, Diets, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

629 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Arthur Agatston is an American cardiologist and celebrity doctor best known as the developer of the South Beach Diet, but also as the author of many published scholarly papers in the field of noninvasive cardiac diagnostics. His scientific research led to the Agatston score for measuring coronary artery calcium.

Reviews

[Kerry Vistisen · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't find this book helpful at all. Since the diet is now a mail order meal plan and I am not willing to fork over that much money, I was looking for updates on allowed foods. I didn't get that. Instead it a list that is pretty much common sense if you know anything about food. For instance, white potatoes are to be avoided. Yet, they break it down and list different kinds of potatoes- baked, mashed, french fried-small, medium, and large orders. Hmmm, they are all to be avoided. Imagine that!

Stick with the original book and do some research on line to find the most recent updates.

[Annalise · Rating 4 out of 5]

This diet really worked for me some years ago but I found I kept returning to stage /phase 1. Learned some good tips but one negative thing is it trained me to stop eating fruit and I don't believe that is good for your health long term. Worth a read and a try though!

[Steve Samples · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, concise guide with helpful food information

[Carolyn D Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually find this book full of useful information . I actually keep this book in my purse for reference with I go to the grocery store.

[Provin Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great addition to the original book. I carried it with me for the first few months of the diet as a resource.

[Maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative. Easy to read. Pretty logical for the most part.

[Gprice99 · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to know exactly how to follow this diet, this is the book you should read. Read the original "The South Beach Diet" if you're interested in a few recipes and how the diet affects your body.

[sologdin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Recipes are weak, but the explanatory sections at the beginning, about the food industry, are slick. Industrialized food production is essentially a predigestion system that turns nutritious items into high glycemic index sugarbombs.

[Mary Meysenburg · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent update to the original text, with useful clear information about many of the nutritional terms bandied about and easy to use charts of a vast listing of foods rated by glycemic index and glycemic load.

[Jeannette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't add more than what I've already said in reference to this diet; however, this seems like a handy guide to have if I were to follow the diet - even to just keep in my phone or purse, just in case. It's a comprehensive guide to most common foods, good for a quick reference.

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Handy guide to have if you've got questions. Not quite as thorough as I would like though.

[Marianne Ogden · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is mostly charts and lists. A great reference tool small enough to fit in a purse. I especially like the suggestions in the back for dining out.

[Marilyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just "breezed" through the book...

[Darby · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think is a good handy reference but not as complete as I would like it.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good information.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recommended by my physician.

[Neya · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is SUPER handy if you are gonna do this diet.

[Abraham Ray]

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[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very quick to read, and informative.

[Rachel Bishop · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great quick guide to have on hand for those on the diet