Diet Comparison Page

	South Beach Diet	Atkins Diet	Ketosystem
Book Click Picture to go to website			Available from Royston Clinic http://www.ketosystem.com.au
Country	USA	USA	Australia
Summary	Good Protein, Good Fats only, restricted low GI carbs	Good Protein, Saturated and good fats, highly restricted low GI carbs	Good Protein, Good Fats Only, Restricted Low GI Carbs
OK for Diabetics	Yes	Yes except if Kidney Problems	Yes except if Kidney Problems
Induction Phase	2 weeks	2 weeks	2 weeks
Post Induction Phase	Till Goal Weight Achieved	Till Goal Weight Achieved	Till Goal Weight Achieved
Long term phase	Yes	Yes	No, suggest change to Zone or ABO diet when goal achieved.

All Three have an Induction Phase Of Two weeks
Meals per day	3 plus main meal low fat no carb dessert	3	3
Between meal snacks	2 daily	2 daily	2 daily
Protein	Lean Protein Encouraged	Non Processed Protein Encouraged	90-110 grams/day of lean protein as per individual prescription
Saturated Fat	As little as possible	Little Restriction	Nil
Good Fats	Canola & Olive Oils Encouraged	Encouraged	Keto Oil 4 tablespoons daily
Trans Fatty Acids	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
Low GI Carbs	Free low GI Veges & Salads, Limited nuts	2 cups/day low GI Veges or Salads	2 cups/day low GI Veges or Salads
Fruit	Nil	Nil	Nil
Fruit Juice	Nil	Nil	Nil
Vegetable Juice	Limited Low GI	Not mentioned	Celery ok
Alcohol	Nil	Nil	Nil
High GI Carbs e.g. Bread, Rice, Potatoes, Pasta, Sugar, Icecream	Nil	Nil	Nil
Water	8 glasses, some tea, coffee	8 glasses, decaffeinated tea and coffee	8 glasses, decaffeinated tea and coffee
Supplement with Vitamins & Minerals	Multivitamin & Omega 3	Yes	Yes
Fibre	Metamucil +veges	Psyllium husks + veges	Psyllium husks + veges
Exercise	20 – 30 minutes/day till you sweat	30 minutes/day	30 minutes/day