TAKING PREVENTION TO HEART.

AGATSTON, Arthur, 1947-; SOUTH Beach Diet, The (Book); PREVENTION of heart diseases; CHOLESTEROL content of food; OMEGA-3 fatty acids; PREVENTIVE medicine physicians; PROTEIN research

The article profiles Dr. Arthur Agatston, author of the book "The South Beach Diet." He wanted to improve the cholesterol and insulin levels of his at-risk heart patients and began research for that book. Heart disease prevention was his goal, and he focused on three major areas of diet improvement which were eating foods with good fats such as Omega-3s, good carbohydrates, and more lean protein.