south beach diet
#12219 - 06/20/03 10:03 PM
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louise
Reged: 02/05/03
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hello everyone: HAS any heard about the "south beach diet" it is supposed to be the next atkins, any thoughts on what is is like and what any of you think of it.
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on why it would be helpful for IBS? Or is it just a fad diet for weight loss?
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Hi HEATHER; it is supposed to be the next best thing since the atkins diet? so I doubt it would be good for ibs. as far AS i CAN TELL. probably just another fad diet. It been popping up on my laptop recently and I was wondering if anyone else has seen or heard of it.
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The South Beach diet is the new Atkins diet...with modifications. This diet differentiates between "good" carbs and "bad" carbs defined by the glycemic index. Similar to Atkins is a dramatic weight loss and decrease of "bad" cholesterol, lowered insulin levels, etc.
The problem with this diet (in addition to the fact that it is a "diet"), is that during the first two weeks you eat NO carbs (i.e., rice, pasta, bread, potatoes, etc.)...the foundation of our IBS way of life. You also don't eat any fruit. After the initial two weeks, you gradually add back foods (including fruit and high fiber carbs) until you lose the desired amount of weight, and then on to the maintenance phase. The problem for us "IBSers" is that we'd never make it to the third week because we'd be in such pain without soluble fiber!
There are TONS of websites re this diet...just do a search. I was going to link to one, but there are too many to choose from!
Barb
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Hi Barb; thanks for the info, it definitely would not be for me as I practically live on breads, and it sounds perfectly horrid. Reminds me of a elimination diet I tried at the suggestion of my allergist.
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DOES ANYONE FOLLOW A GOOD DIET WIHICH IS SAFE FOR IBS SUFFERERS? I ORIGNALLY LOST WEIGHT FOLLOWING THE IBS DIET BUT RECENTLY HAVE GAINED AND CAN'T GET RID OF THE WEIGHT. I NEED HELP!!
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