The FastDiet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting

Michael Mosley · Mimi Spencer

Feb 2013 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The #1 New York Times bestseller

Is it possible to eat normally, five days a week, and become slimmer and healthier as a result?

Simple answer: yes. You just limit your calorie intake for two nonconsecutive days each week—500 calories for women, 600 for men. You’ll lose weight quickly and effortlessly with the FastDiet.

Scientific trials of intermittent fasters have shown that it will not only help the pounds fly off, but also reduce your risk of a range of diseases from diabetes to cardiovascular disease and even cancer. “The scientific evidence is strong that intermittent fasting can improve health,” says Dr. Mark Mattson, Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, and Professor of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University.

This book brings together the results of new, groundbreaking research to create a dietary program that can be incorporated into your busy daily life, featuring:

• Forty 500- and 600-calorie meals that are quick and easy to make
• 8 pages of photos that show you what a typical “fasting meal” looks like
• The cutting-edge science behind the program
• A calorie counter that makes dieting easy
• And much more.

Far from being just another fad, the FastDiet is a radical new way of thinking about food, a lifestyle choice that could transform your health. This is your indispensable guide to simple and effective weight loss, without fuss or the need to endlessly deprive yourself.

Ratings and reviews

Have started this fast and feel better for it. Most convincing. Will report soon. I week in 2 lbs down. Will update. Now it has been 2 weeks. Started at 196 now at 192 and eating almost anything on non fast days. keeping calories around 1600. and 500 for fast days.

I have fasted before, and it wasn't really bad, except I only ate three apples in the periods that I fasted. I am eager to begin the 5:2 fast, for I found it seems to be easier to stick to than what I have tried before. Friday's are my normal fast days, so I will begin tomorrow.

Great book. Well written and easy to follow. I lost 21 pounds in 7 months. Pretty easy way to lose weight, with solid research and science behind it.

About the author

Dr Michael Mosley is the #1 international bestselling author of several books, including The Fast 800 Keto, The Fast 800,The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, The Clever Guts Diet and The Fast Diet. Dr Mosley trained to be a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in London before joining the BBC, where he spent three decades as a science journalist and executive producer. Now freelance, he is a well-known television personality and has won numerous television awards, including an RTS (Royal Television Award), and was named Medical Journalist of the Year by the British Medical Association.