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information on foods

University of Sydney Glycemic Index : The definitive site for finding a food’s glycemic index. It says it is the official website for the glycemic index and international GI database. Find out more about Glycemic Index and search for foods.

NutritionData.com : Comprehensive nutritional analysis on an amazing range of foods. NutritionData get their data from the USDA’s National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. They have an Analyze Recipe tool which will give you detailed nutritional information about any recipe you have. The site offers a wide range of ways to help you figure out how to eat healthily. Get yourself a cup of tea and explore.

health blogs

Mark’s Daily Apple : Mark Sisson’s fascinating and wide-ranging site on ‘Primal Living’, including lots of useful background information on intermittent fasting

Eat Blog Eat : Brad Pilon’s blog on intermittent fasting and how it relates to losing weight and gaining muscle. He is the author of Eat Stop Eat as well as The Zen of Nutrition.

recipes and experiences from the blogosphere

Maggie Alderson’s Style Notes Online

Lavender and Lovage

London Unattached

Tinned Tomatoes

A collection of recipes from various blogs on Alldishes.co.uk

Which sites do you like? Let us know!

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the latest

Michael : before and after
Michael finds an old photo of himself and much prefers the way he looks now.
The Fast Diet forums are now open
The official Fast Diet forums are now open for discussion. As Michael says, "We have a well informed and supportive…
Famous Faces take to the Fast Diet
We're hearing that all kids of people are reading the books and embracing this way of life. So who's doing the diet now?
Mimi welcomes the Salad Days of 2013
The sun's come out and eating on fast days is far simpler. What are your meals now that it's nearly summer?
The Fast Diet Recipe Book is out now
The Fast Diet Recipe Book is on sale in the UK now. We hope you enjoy it and that it helps make all your Fast Days a breeze.
More on what to do if you’re not losing weight – five things to consider
Michael looks at three things that can help shift weight if you're not losing what you expected on the diet.

in the press

How I got my dream body at 45The Daily Mail, 20 May 2013
Mimi says The Fast Diet has changed not just her waist size and wardrobe but her whole personality, too.
Book review: The Fast Diet Recipe BookGet The Gloss, 9 May 2013
Judy Johnson reviews the new book. Spoiler: she likes it. "...we'd even use it if we weren't on the 5:2 diet plan."
This diet changed my life, so of course I’m flying the flag for it: how the fabled fasting regime propelled Mimi Spencer to the top of the bestseller listLondon Evening Standard, 7 May 2013
The 5:2 fasting diet is the publishing sensation of the year and has catapulted former Evening Standard fashion editor Mimi Spencer to new realms of success. She explains the how and why to Richard Godwin.
The 5:2 diet – feasts for fast daysThe Guardian, 5 May 2013
Felicity Cloake shares some of her fast day recipes.
The idea of the Fast Diet is that a food-free window twice a week is incredibly good for youThe Daily Mail, 28 Apr 2013
Mimi tells about writing a book with what might be the world’s most oxymoronic title: The Fast Diet Recipe Book. Food for fasting.
The Fast Diet recipe guideThe Times, 27 Apr 2013
Easy and delicious fast-day recipes – plus a calorie counter and calorie-saving tips.

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