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| The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life | 
| Authors: Arthur Agatston, Joseph Signorile
Creators: L.j. Ganser, Elisabeth S. Rogers
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 37984
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 9
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Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 1602833850
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.25
EAN: 9781602833852
ASIN: 1602833850
Publication Date: April 28, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Book! June 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This new South Beach Diet is very informative and has great exercise tips. It is a very motivating read.
 SOUTH BEACH DIET RECHARGED June 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
AN EASY BOOK TO READ AND TO FOLLOW. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT FINISHED READING THE BOOK, I BELIEVE THAT MANY WILL FIND THAT THE DIET AND EXERCISE PROGRAM WILL BE ONE THAT MANY WILL BE ABLE TO FOLLOW.
The South Beach Diet Super Charged June 15, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Outstanding. Dr. Agatston has done it again. The first book was great and this is an incredible addition. I have gotten great results!
 Nothing new here June 15, 2008
9 out of 15 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
9 out of 9 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.
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