NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MidOcean Partners ("MidOcean"), a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired the South Beach Diet brand, one of the pre-eminent names in the Health & Wellness/Diet sector, in partnership with its founder, Dr.

Event is part of the Bipartisan Policy Center's New Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative Special Remarks to be given by South Beach Diet Author and Cardiologist Dr.

Special Remarks to be given by South Beach Diet Author and Cardiologist Dr.

To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Lori Ferme of Rubenstein Communications, Inc., +1-212- 843-8291, lferme@rubenstein.com, for the Agatston Research Foundation MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb.

By Fred Tasker, The Miami Herald Jan. 15--It's a new year, and Dr. Arthur Agatston, the man behind the ubiquitous South Beach Diet books, is putting himself back on his diet.