STAT September 20, 2024
Though dropout rate was high, improvements were seen in physical and mental health
In 2012, British journalist Michael Mosley sparked a global trend with his BBC documentary, “Eat, Fast and Live Longer.” Seeking a simple way to get healthy without growing his to-do list, Mosley discovered fasting. “What I discovered was truly surprising — it involves no pills, no injections and no hidden costs. It’s all a matter of what you eat. Or rather, what you don’t eat,” Mosley says in the introduction, over a video of meat searing on a Korean-style grill.
His 5:2 diet — two days of limited eating (600 calories or less) and five unrestricted days — became widely popular.
By 2017, the 5:2 diet was...
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