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The Science of the South Beach Diet by Harold Foreman

Much has been said about the South Beach diet, mainly since it recieved so much attention in the dieting world and media, some wish to promote it while others seek to discredit it.

The main goal for most fad diets that have emerge is to use a given method of causing the body to shed pounds while presenting it as an effort-free plan that anyone can succeed with. However the processes utilized by these diets are often less safe than they are made to look but most people simply do not ask the right questions. This article will attempt to give an overview of the science of the South Beach Diet and how and why you lose weight.

Knowing that a diet causes weight loss is not nearly enough info to make it worthy of following. You should know what is happening, what could be a problem stemming from following a certain diet, and anything else that is related to your health and safety.

The whole diet revolves around changing how your body burns energy. By depriving it of carbs in the first phase, you force it to rely on fat and protein to work. This makes your body stop storing all the fat you intake and rely on 3 sources for calories - fat, carbs, and protein.

The other aspects that are altered is what you take in. You stop relying on fatty meat sources and other foods that contribute to heart disease.

Basically you turn off some of the habits in your body that perpetrate unhealthy conditions for the heart and cardiovascular systems.