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| The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life | 
 enlarge | Authors: Arthur Agatston, Joseph Signorile
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 154
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7 x 1.2
ISBN: 1594864578
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.25
EAN: 9781594864575
ASIN: 1594864578
Publication Date: April 28, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nothing new here June 15, 2008
22 out of 33 found this review helpful
This book is less about diet than about exercise. The premise is that you should exercise which is hardly a revelation to anyone. The original book had everything you need for the diet except that the new book will produce additional profits for the author. Go check out the old book in the library for free.
 A Comprehensive Plan for Diet, Exercise, and Healthful Living June 15, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Instead of repeating other reviewers, let's focus mostly on seldom-discussed details of this book.
The South Beach diet centers on natural foods. Agatson contends that portion size usually takes care of itself when natural foods are eaten. He opposes the taking of supplements with the exception of fish oils (p. 314), because he doesn't believe that supplements can adequately replace the nutritive content of natural foods. Fish oil is effective at reducing the inflammatory response that is part of the metabolic syndrome. (p. 81)
Agatson traces the obesity epidemic in the western world. He points to the overconsumption of refined carbohydrates and other foods with a high glycemic impact, and the increase in sedentary living. In fact, he shows that NEAT (nonexercise activity thermogenesis) has declined not only since the Industrial Revolution, but even at much more recent times, owing to such inventions as the e-mail. (p. 57) Even subtle declines in everyday activity levels add up, over time, to increased fat accumulation.
He points to the irony of the fact that American children are overfed but undernourished. This causes a host of problems beyond the most obvious ones. For example, the attention span of children in schools has declined in recent years. (p. 87) As an experienced educator, I fully agree.
Belly fat is the most dangerous, as it contributes to the inflammatory process that leads to cardiovascular disease, strokes, etc. Agatson shows how crude weight measurements and the BMI have been superseded by measurements of the waist-to-hip ratio. It should not exceed 0.8 in women and 0.95 in men. (p. 64)
Agatson prescribes many different kinds of exercise. He also stresses interval training, pointing out the fact that this facilitates fat-burning. Also, more intense exercise gives a longer afterburn, which is the time that fat burning is still occurring at above-resting rates after the exercise session has been finished.
There are numerous menu ideas presented in this book. There is also a helpful table of food substitutions (p. 242) for use in the Phase 1 of the South Beach diet. For instance, mashed potatoes can be replaced by mashed cauliflower or pureed navy beans, and potato chips can be replaced by baked zucchini chips.
This book concludes with a list of references, to articles in medical journals, which the research-oriented reader can use for further study.
Don't Bother May 27, 2008
17 out of 26 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed with this new version of the SBD. Except for the addition of exercise,the original SBD plan is still the best.
It's Real World On South Beach May 2, 2008
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
The diet plan was always a smart, realistic plan for dropping pounds and eating healty. Now there's this simple walking and exercise plan that really makes the South Beach Diet a total lifestyle approach. It fits seamlessly into my busy schedule.
Thank you Dr. Agatston for offering the total package. There are so many ways to succeed with the The South Beach Diet. It doesn't make me feel guilty, deprived or set me up to fail like most short-term eating plans. This is the real deal.
Get Supercharged! May 10, 2008
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
The original South Beach Diet book changed the way I think about my food selections and I am ten pounds lighter-- years later. This new book has even more information about nutrition in foods and hugely expanded food lists. I started on the interval training program and I have lost those "last couple of pounds" I wanted to just by adding the program! I feel fabulous!
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