Twelve Reasons to Avoid the South Beach Diet 6/9/0. By Dr. Joseph Mercola. Overall I believe The South Beach Diet's success is a powerful influence in several important respects. With sales in the millions, The South Beach Diet has joined the groundbreaking Atkins Diet in prompting deeper inquiry into the value of low- carbohydrate dieting, and has been central to making lower- carb cuisine more widely available. Just as important, it has also helped to destroy the dangerous myth - - a myth that prevailed for thirty years - - that low- fat dieting is safe and effective. That said - - and as a physician with over two decades of clinical experience who is highly respected for my dietary program, with a New York Times bestseller of my own, and most importantly, who maintains strict adherence to the Hippocratic oath to . In fact, I'd like to warn everyone about the dangers of adopting Dr. Agatston's popular diet. First, I have great respect for Rodale Press, the book's publisher. ![]() Get the best south beach recipes phase 1 by downloading the DailyRecipeGuide. Access free recipes, cooking tips and free daily meal plans with just one click! ![]() They also publish Prevention Magazine, which I used to read regularly back in the 1. M. D. Rodale is also an exceptionally astute and effective marketing company, which leads me to my first point: . Bottom line is, the major reason for The South Beach Diet's success is that Rodale has spent in excess of one million dollars per month to promote this book. A marketing budget of that size could turn a bicycle repair manual into a major bestseller. What's more, according to various reports that are easily accessible by searching Google, with all they've spent on marketing the book versus all the book's sales, it is my understanding that Rodale has actually taken a loss on the book. They're a clever company, though, and I believe that loss is only temporary, serving more so as an investment in their ever expanding publishing empire. But don't be swayed by the book's phenomenal sales - - there are many reasons for you to avoid jumping on the South Beach bandwagon. I list twelve important ones below that should be enough to help you think twice about this diet that is synonymous with . Agatston's diet is, but I am hoping twelve suffice here for you to think twice about this diet): Reason 1: Gets the . Agatston promotes the concept that I have long recommended and detail in my TOTAL HEALTH Program- -there are good carbs that you should be consuming and bad carbs you should avoid. But then, on the simplest levels, he gets the . This advice can seriously impair the health of the millions of people in this country with sub clinical gluten sensitivity.
It is also a prescription for disaster for the large number who have high carbohydrate sensitivity and struggle with controlling their insulin. It is best that ALL grains and sugars (fruits, as opposed to vegetables, have high sugar content) be avoided until insulin levels are normalized. Reason 2: Severely Misguided Advice Can Lead to Dangerous Levels of Mercury and PCBs in You. Dr. Agatston recommends fish, displaying absolutely no understanding that nearly all fish from every type of water source are now contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury and PCBs from generations of water pollution from coal plants and other sources. Mercury and PCBs can lead to all kinds of very serious disease including neurological disorders. The dangerous levels of toxins in fish is not hearsay but a warning that has been issued by many health practitioners and major health and government agencies- -even the very conservative EPA advises pregnant women to avoid fish - -and I have witnessed the epidemic with thousands of patients in my own clinic. Either Agatston is not aware of this important issue or decided not to cover it; no mention is made that, to safely avoid the mercury and PCB issue in fish while still getting proper omega- 3 intake, substituting clean sources of bottled or capsule fish oil is by far the wisest option. Moreover, a USA Today report suggested that it would cost over $9. The South Beach Diet anyway. Reason 3: Advice on Milk May Worsen a Common Allergy Dr. Agaston freely advocates commercial pasteurized milk. He is obviously unaware of the major problems many people have with pasteurized casein and its prevalence as one of the most common food allergies (further, as he is positioning himself as a dietary expert, he should be aware and note that many people aren't even yet aware they have this allergy). Though consuming raw (unpasteurized) milk is still a controversial topic, for some people many of the problems they experience with pasteurized milk disappear when they consume clean milk in its raw state (raw milk is becomingly increasingly available again). However, even in a clean, raw state many still are unable to tolerate it. The point is, none of this essential information that impacts many people is covered in The South Beach Diet. Reason 4: Buys Into the Old Myth of Saturated Fat - - at Your Expense. The South Beach Diet is one of the most popular diet plans of all time. This article will help you learn how to do the South Beach Diet during each phase and for long. South Beach Diet Phase 1 Guidelines and Food List. Four Parts: Setting Yourself up for Success Choosing Your Diet Plan Implementing Your Diet Plan Staying Safe and. Dr. Agatston fortunately does not buy into the myth that eggs are bad (eggs can be quite healthy for you, especially organic eggs), but he is still under the delusion that saturated fat is bad for everyone. Like carbohydrates, though, some high quality saturated food is not merely okay but needs to be part of a truly healthy diet. What matters, as with carbs and all macronutrients, is that you are getting your saturated fat from a clean and healthy source such as organic virgin coconut oil. Widely Recognized as a Health Hazard. Though Nutra. Sweet/aspartame has been shown in many studies to be dangerous, linked to a wide range of diseases such as cancer and diabetes and various emotional disorders (read . Agatston actually encourages its use in The South Beach Diet. ![]() Reason 6: Dangerous Misguidance on a Serious Trans- Fat Issue Perhaps Dr. Agatston's most significant oversight is his lack of understanding of trans fats. Early in the book he states that trans- fats are dangerous and need to be avoided, yet on page 5. French fries and potato chips are healthier choices than baked potatoes because of the . I perceive this statement as irrefutable evidence of his nutritional ignorance. I can't possibly imagine anyone with even a minimum amount of nutritional biochemical education making a recommendation like that. Agatston is a cardiologist as Dr. Atkins was, he was never part of the pioneering group of physicians who understood nutrition as it relates to health (which Atkins was). I have some disagreements with Dr. Atkins' program, but they are relatively minor compared to my objections with The South Beach Diet. Atkins would never have advocated eating French fries or potato chips. These foods are the toxic equivalent of a cigarette and should be avoided like the plague. Reason 7: Even More Misguidance on Fats Further displaying his lack of knowledge on fats, Dr. Agatston promotes the use of synthetic margarines like . He is not aware that the process of creating this type of margarine completely distorts the physical structure of its fats, making it nearly as dangerous as margarines that have trans- fats. He is apparently making this recommendation due to his phobia of saturated fat without realizing that, as mentioned above, some saturated fat - - such as healthy saturated fats that are found in raw organic butter and coconut oil - - are necessary for optimal health. Moreover, he classifies all unsaturated fats as healthy, obviously unaware that the high omega- 6 unsaturated fat that causes a distortion of the omega 3: 6 ratio is one of the major contributing factors to most chronic degenerative diseases. Reason 8: The Lack of Nutritional Insight Can Be Carcinogenic! Agaston continues to display his lack of nutritional awareness by advocating peanut butter on page 4. While I am a fan of both of these nutritional items, it is very important to pay attention to the quality of the peanut butter, and the type of peanuts in general. He does advise to avoid peanut butters with added sugar and to use only all- natural peanut butter (though he ought to expand a bit on why - - peanuts are probably the crop most heavily sprayed with pesticides in the world, for instance). But he fails to mention one of the most serious peanut issues of all and make recommendations accordingly: most peanuts are very susceptible to contamination by afflatoxin, a carcinogenic mold spore, and so you should seek to restrict peanut butter (and any type of peanut product) consumption to Valencia peanuts only. This species grows in dry climates, which seriously restricts the growth of afflatoxin. Fortunately, Arrowhead Mills Organic Peanut Butter (which you can find in many stores now) meets both qualifications. Reason 9: An Effective Diet Can Eliminate Dependency on Statins, but This One Does Not. Dr. Agatston is still absolutely unaware of the power of an optimized diet to normalize cholesterol, as he still takes a statin drug to lower his own cholesterol and is apparently unaware of the many dangers associated with statin drugs. It is quite possible to avoid statin drugs and supplements to normalize cholesterol levels, and my patients have experienced this success by following my own TOTAL HEALTH Program. Agatston to give my program a try as well so he can get off the statin drugs and avoid their risks. Reason 1. 0: Many Will Not Even Temporarily Lose Weight. The South Beach Diet is a one- size- fits- all diet that completely ignores the fact that we have different genetic requirements for optimal health .. Because of their biochemistry, some people actually need a high carb diet (with limited or no grains), while others require the low- carb, high- protein diet that Dr. This is the principle of . To understand this principle in more detail and learn your own nutritional type so you can optimize your efforts at truly effective weight loss and improve your health while you are at it, I urge you to read . You can also find a basic test to determine your specific type in my TOTAL HEALTH Program. The South Beach Diet also contains a serious lack of appropriate guidance on the Glycemic Index. South Beach Diet Official Site. Discover the secret behind the science. A revolutionary weight loss solution created by world renowned cardiologist, Dr. Agatston. Ground- breaking. Proven. See How It Works.
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