The South Beach Diet
Bill Clinton has been on it and so has Hillary, and it’s been a hot topic on ABC’s "20/20." It is the South Beach Diet, and it’s the latest weapon in the battle of the bulge.
Florida doctor Arthur Agatston developed the best-selling weight-loss program, which focuses on cutting out bad carbohydrates and bad fats, such as processed starches and sweets. And he promises you'll get results in the first two weeks.
Agatston says, "It doesn’t take a lot of self-control. You’re not hungry. You lose your cravings, you eat less, and you lose from seven to 13 pounds."
The hot new diet has found its way into New York eateries, and their former chef, Jason Avery, lost 10 pounds on the diet. Now South Beach Diet customers can eat without cheating. Avery says, "It has been some of the more popular items on our lunch menu here."
We invited celebrity chef Todd English to put the restaurant's South Beach Diet creations to the taste test, starting with a yellow tomato and crab gazpacho. English says, "It’s filling, it’s refreshing, it has layers, great texture, and great flavors."
Next up is an edamame and shitake mushroom salad. English says, "It has great flavors, and I’d never know that I’m on a diet."
And one more for English’s discerning palate -- seared yellow-fin tuna on Asian pears. English says, "I’m not dieting here, this is fantastic."
The diet's website offers recipes, health tips, and links to diet buddies, and in our weight-obsessed culture, the South Beach Diet has become the new toast of the town.
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