An excellent book derived from the principle of fasting The Fast Diet: The Secret of Intermittent Fasting – Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, Live Longer

and in May 2013 The Fast Diet Recipe Book: 150 Delicious, Calorie-controlled Meals to Make Your Fasting Days Easy

New Book 2017:  Michael Mosley The Clever Guts Diet: How to revolutionise your body from the inside out May 12, 2017

For the 5:2 diets, we eat 5 days as normal and then 2 reducing calories.

Fasting rests the bodies digestive system and encourages the bodies natural healing processes, so does this new book give us better health, weight loss and cut risks for cancer?

Dr Michael Mosley is a medical journalist whose BBC Horizon programme alerted the world to the Intermittent Fasting phenomenon, presents the fascinating science behind the 5:2 diet. With Mimi Spencer, award-winning food and fashion writer, who explains the practicalities of how to go about it.

The Fast Diet also includes a calorie counter, full colour section, and a whole section of Fast 500 and Fast 600 menu plans which will enable you to incorporate this ground breaking weight-loss system into your daily life.

New: The Fast Diet recipe food guide free with the Times 27 April 2013

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: Why I’m on the Fast Diet

Many religions of the world include fasting and studies of various groups have been carried out. Read more about fasting and its benefits.

A great idea, for more information:

in the UK                                               Canada

Please consult your doctor before undertaking any fast!