The Fast Diet
by Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer
The 5:2 approach: eat normally five days, restrict to about 600 calories on two. Simple, flexible and backed by Mosley's reporting on fasting research.
Read it if…
you want a simple intermittent-fasting structure.
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Skip it if…
you have a history of disordered eating.
Try instead: Bright Line Eating →
Three things you will actually use
- Two restricted days a week.
- Flexibility sustains adherence.
- Eat normally otherwise.
Do this first
Try one fast day and notice how the next day feels.
Our verdict
The 5:2 original.
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