Hi there and welcome! I'm new, too....
From what I understand, SB is very cholesterol friendly. I have very high cholesterol (both good and bad kinds so I'm not that worried, yet...) so that's part of the reason I'm starting this way of eating. I'm sure someone here can give you the exact scientific reasoning behind it so I'll leave it to them!
I got a lot of information from this site, and also at another site which this post will not allow me to post! South Beach is broken into 3 phases. You can do a search to find out more about Phases 2 and 3, but what you really want to focus on right now is Phase 1. That info is posted here somewhere....What really helped me was getting the book. I spent less than $6 at K-Mart for a paperback BUT a few things have changed since it was written, which is why these forums have been invaluable to me.
Good luck with your journey!
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