.. “Does this really have the same good effects on your health as Intermittent fasting?”

Sorry i am a newbee whats the difference between intermittent fasting and this fasting/ dieting like you ‘fasting’ doesn’t seem to fit .. I’ve brought the fast diet recipe book is this not the right one? =)

hi guys,
Dr Mosely tried a few types of fasting,

1st he didnt eat for 3 days and 4 nights ( as i remember) in the program and found that his test results for IGF1 and colestrol and a few others i cant remember had all dropped by half.
but he would have to do that once every few months to maintain the good health results, so looked into other ways of fasting that wouldnt be so gruelling.

2nd he investigated intermittent fasting (this means eating one day and fasting the next on a 500 cal allowence. studies showed that those doing this type of fast lost about the same weight if they feasted or watched cals on the non fast day.

3rd it was decided that for Dr Mosely a two day fast of 500 cals 2 days a week was a good mix of this diet that suited him, thats how the plan came about. thats what worked for him,

many follow Dr Moselys plan and it works very well for them others have adopted the intermittent fasting (fast one day eat the next) others mix it to 3 days fast 4 days eat normal, thats the beauty of this plan it can be adapted to suit each persons own needs.

at the end of the program Dr Moselys test results showed the same health benifits when he fasted the 5:2 method.

hope this explains things for you both. xx

If it helps certain religions ‘fast’ at certain times, but this too is not going all day without food they just miss breakfast and lunch and then have a large meal in the evening!! I believe it’s purely about allowing as much time between eating as you possibly can to give your body a rest and allow the healing process. I believe the calories on those days are purely about being able to have something to make this possible-more palatable, but any more calories and it won’t work!! I stop eating at 7pm night before feast and don’t eat again until 7pm fast day. I don’t have full 500 as I feel I don’t need them.

Hi Rosetta! Actually Catholics call foregoing meat abstinence (applies to forgoeing anything of course) Fasting rules, when I was growing up, were laid out in some detail but now are just to eat significantly less than normal and give the money you save to a suitable charity. There used to be lots of fast days in the year but now it’s just Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, so not much chance of any health benefits from that anymore! Having written all that, with my tongue wavering towards the inside of my cheek, giving any money saved on fast days to a charity providing for those who go hungry, not from choice but because they cannot get food, is perhaps not such a bad idea.