The FastDiet
by Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer
The 5:2 diet that popularized intermittent fasting: eat normally five days, restrict to about 500-600 calories two days. Mosley is a physician and journalist; the evidence is summarized fairly and the plan is simple.
Read it if…
you want a fasting approach that leaves most days normal.
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Skip it if…
you dislike calorie counting even two days a week.
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Three things you will actually use
- Two days of restriction, five normal.
- Simple rules last.
- Health markers improve beyond weight.
Do this first
Pick two non-consecutive days and plan the two small meals.
Our verdict
The 5:2 original.
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