Whatever you call it, intermittent fasting, the 5:2 diet, the fast diet, this new dieting sensation is proving a hit with both dieters and those interested in the other health benefits it can bring. The journalist who started the current interest in this split form of calorie control is Michael Mosley. A physician turned reporter and television producer.
Mosley appeared in a BBC documentary looking at the benefits of short fasting periods on the average person. The documentary looked a the history of fasting and the health benefits of following a diet which used short fasts on alternate days.
For an article explaining the science behind the results see this report by Michael Mosley for the Daily Telegraph - click here
What's interesting about the 5:2 diet is its simplicity - you don't have to remember a list of forbidden foods or drinks and as the dieting days are only twice a week it becomes easier to stick to.
Of course it's by no means a quick route to fast weight loss but it's a sustainable method which works for most people. If it also makes you live longer, then there's an extra bonus!
So in it's simplest form here are the 'rules':
For five days a week, eat whatever you want to
For two days a week restrict your calorie intake to 600 calories for a man and 500 calories for a woman
The fasting days do not have to be consecutive
You can eat your calorie allowance, during fasting days, however and whenever you want to
For more information of Michael Mosley's research and his own diet tips and suggestions get his book:
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