DR. ARTHUR AGATSTON
THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPER CHARGED
FASTER WEIGHT LOSS AND BETTER HEALTH FOR LIFE
(May 2009)
by Dr. Arthur Agatston
One of America’s most trusted experts on diet, renowned cardiologist Arthur Agatston, M.D., helped change the way Americans live and lose unwanted pounds with his 2008 bestseller, THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life (Rodale Books; Hardcover; May 2008; $25.95 US/$28.95 Canada). In his original South Beach Diet book, Dr. Agatston changed the way America eats, with his right carbs/right fats approach. Taking his successful program to the next level, in THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED he introduced metabolism-revving exercises specifically designed to dovetail with his three-phase diet, guiding women and men to more complete, life-enhancing fitness. Now with more than 300,000 copies in print, THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED remained on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 20 weeks, and was also a multi-week bestseller on the lists of USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Barnes & Noble. Consumers have named it an Amazon Best Book of 2008.
“Adding interval training and functional core fitness to our proven diet principles will significantly enhance the lifelong health benefits of living a South Beach Diet lifestyle,” says Dr. Agatston. “I was thrilled to bring this groundbreaking new program to the public, and gratified that so many have found it helpful in moving toward and maintaining a more healthful lifestyle.”
In THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED, Dr. Agatston collaborates with University of Miami exercise physiologist Joseph Signorile, Ph.D., to create an up-to-date, science-based exercise program that can be used effectively in tandem with his three-phase South Beach Diet. Featuring a combination of cardio (interval) walking and functional (core) body toning exercises, THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED program is helping dieters lose weight faster and end those frustrating weight-loss plateaus.
THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED contains a 20-minute, metabolism-firing, cardio interval walking program for each phase; 27 total-body shaping and toning exercises; all-new inspirational success stories; 84 black and white photos illustrating the easy-to-do fitness movements; frequently asked questions and answers with Dr. Agatston about each of the three phases; the latest nutritional research on how specific nutrient-rich foods help keep you healthy; 40 new taste-tempting recipes; two full weeks of all-new satisfying meal plans for Phases 1 and 2; and 100 delicious new entries on the Foods to Enjoy lists.
With more than 22 million copies of The South Beach Diet and its companion books currently in print worldwide, Dr. Agatston’s strategies for promoting healthy weight loss and fighting heart disease and diabetes have helped millions of people lose weight, reduce their cholesterol and improve their blood chemistries. His right carbs/right fats message helped ignite a revolution in the food industry, resulting in, among other things, significantly more whole-grain bread, pasta and cereal options for consumers.
THE SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED is another step toward helping people of every age reach their optimum fitness. It is also available on audiobook from BBC Audiobooks America, priced $24.95. The South Beach Diet Supercharged Workout DVD, by Dr. Agatston, Dr. Signorile, and Kris Belding, a Miami-based Pilates teacher, is available for $14.98.
About the Authors
Arthur Agatston, M.D., is a practicing cardiologist and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. A pioneer in the field of noninvasive cardiac imaging, Dr. Agatston’s scientific work resulted in the Agatston Score, a method of quantifying coronary calcium that is now used throughout the world. While he is known publicly as the author of the bestselling book, The South Beach Diet, Dr. Agatston actually created his balanced approach to healthy eating in order to help his patients whose weight and blood chemistries were not improving on a standard low-fat diet. Today, the South Beach Diet has become a lifestyle approach to healthy eating for millions of Americans and people worldwide. He can be found on the Web at www.SouthBeachDiet.com.
Joseph Signorile, Ph.D., is a professor of exercise physiology and assistant director of the Laboratory of Clinical and Applied Physiology at the University of Miami in Coral Gables.