Atkins says "carbs bad", all carbs. Protein and fat good. Ugh.
Plus, Atkins IIRC does not distinguish between "good fats" and "bad fats".
The author of South Beach gives credit to Atkins, Pritikin, and Ornish for well-meant honest efforts, but that they published before a lot of the current research on metabolism and cardiovascular health.
He also talks about McGovern and crew and the original AHA diet based on flawed research, including ignoring the data from Crete as an "anomoly". That anomoly later turned out to be the key - Med. diet (monounsaturated fats etc.).
My cardiologist approves of South Beach. He does NOT approve of Atkins. He told me I needed to cut down on the simple or refined carbs which raised my Triglycerides because they affect bad LDL cholesterol. Also told me I was doing the right thing in eating complex carbs / whole grains with fiber, in eating lean sources of protein, and in eating "good" fats.
The "no carb" phase of South Beach is only two weeks. After that, it is a lot more balanced. I haven't read the third "maintenance" phase yet.
-Ben
>Interesting that virtually the same diet...Atkins... is ridiculed as
>"un-healthy" and "will kill you"
>
>Tell me, does South Beach also have a portion of the diet whereupon
>raching your goal weight you level off at what amounts to a healthy diet
>balancing Protein, Fat, Carbs, etc.?
>
>Revolutionary....
>
>:-|
>
>will
>
>Ben Braver wrote:
>
>> Carb withdrawals? I sure think so.
>> Have been having some headaches etc.
>>
>> According to what I've read in South Beach Diet so far,
>> the yo-yo swings in blood sugar from high intake of simple
>> carbs can make you "insulin resistant".
>>
>> The first two weeks of the diet, virtually no carbs,
>> break you of this. Got to have some side effects.
>>
>> After, you add back good carbs (whole grains with fiber)
>> but continue to avoid bad carbs (refined white flour etc.).
>>
>> U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, a respected health monthly,
>> says South Beach looks like a sensible, healthy diet, and
>> the not-so-healthy first 2 weeks is short enough to not hurt.
>>
>> -Ben
>>
>> >Ben Braver wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've been having things like peanuts/cashews, roasted soy nuts,
>> >> edamame, Laughing Cow Light reduced-fat soft cheese on celery,
>> >> Mozzarella string cheese and bags of veggies, etc.
>> >
>> >I'm going to pick up some snack foods from a little health food store in
>> >town. They have a great wasabi pea trail mix. It is sooooooo good.
>> >
>> >> Yes, according to South Beach Diet, heavy carbs can mess up your
>> >> body's response to insulin. Also, it causes "spikes" in blood sugar
>> >> which then make you crash, so you "yo-yo".
>> >
>> >Is there such a thing as carb withdrawals?
>> >
>> >
>>
[Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
