The South Beach Diet is truly a food lover's diet. It's about living well and loving what you eat. But it's also practical, flexible, easy, and effective.
The South Beach Diet is divided into Three Phases, all geared to helping you eliminate cravings, losing weight steadily and safely, then maintaining your weight-loss for life.
The South Beach Diet is not a low-carb or low-fat diet plan. It teaches you to change the balance of food you eat to emphasize health and weight-loss. The South Beach Diet lowers LDL ("bad") cholesterol, triglycerides (fats that circulate in the blood), blood pressure, and blood sugar levels. It also raises HDL ("good") cholesterol and reduces inflammation, all key factors to weight-loss and overall good health.
