For years, cardiologist Arthur Agatston, M.D., urged his patients to lose weight
for the sake of their hearts, but every diet was too hard to follow or its
restrictions were too harsh. Some were downright dangerous. Nobody seemed to be
able to stick with low-fat regiments for any length of time. And a diet is
useless if you can't stick with it.
So Dr. Agatston developed his own. The South Beach Diet isn't complicated and
doesn't require that you go hungry. You'll enjoy normal size helpings of meat,
poultry, and fish. You'll also eat eggs, cheese, nuts, and vegetables. Snacks
are required. You'll learn to avoid the