1. By: Jamie Arians and Sydney Bair B5
South Beach Diet
By: Jamie Arians and Sydney Bair B5

2. What is the South Beach Diet?
A diet created by cardiologist Arthur Agaston
Best-selling diet book
Follows the phases and recipes in the book
The South Beach Diet is a 3 phase diet
The last phase is a life-long phase

3. The Process of the South Beach Diet
Phase One:
Normal portions but restricts all carbs
Last two weeks
Emphasizes lean meats
Examples: turkey, chicken, shellfish, and fish
Expect to lose anywhere from 8-12 pounds
Phase Two:
Some of the banned food, (“good” carbs), will be introduced
Expect to lose 1-2 pounds a week
Stay on phase two until you have reached goal weight
Phase Three:
Maintaining goal weight with a healthy, balanced diet

4. Short/Long Term Benefits
No potatoes, fruit, bread, cereal, rice, pasta, beets, carrots or corn for the first two weeks of the diet
Does not require calorie-counting and weighing food portions
Weight can be lost quickly
Weight loss is some-what healthy

5. Short/Long Term Issues
Phase one is considered “severe” or difficult
After a long duration of being carb deprived, the body produces ketones which are leftovers from fat that is broken down in the body
With enough production of ketones, the body starts to store fat
Long term, this diet is tough on the body

6. Summary!
The South Beach Diet is a diet that has three phases. The first phase is the strictest of the three. Once good carbs are introduced to the dieter, then phase two continues until goal weight is reached. Once goal is reached, then the third phase is lifelong, having the dieter keep a healthy weight and lifestyle. Benefits include fast and healthy weight loss. The only negative issues introduced is ketone production, (which is only caused by staying on phase one or two too long), and a severe first phase. Overall the South Beach Diet is a way to lose weight fast if you can stay committed to the diet.

7. 3 questions!!!
How many Phase(s) is/are there in the South Beach Diet? A) 1 continuous phase B) 2 phases C) 3 phases D)4 phases
Which phase(s) of the South Beach Diet is considered “severe”? A) Phase 1 B) Phase 2 C) Phase 3 D) All of the above
What is ketone production? A) After a long duration of being carb deprived, the body produces leftovers B) the body starts to store fat C) All of the above D) None of the above
Answers: C, A, C

8. Works Cited

9. Thanks and have a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious day!