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| The '''5:2 diet''', or '''fast diet''', is a ] which stipulates ] for two days a week and eating an unmoderated amount for the other five days.<ref name=games/><ref name=whatuwant/><ref name=nhs-how-to-diet/> A form of ],<ref name="timesent">{{cite web|title=Hunger games: The new science of fasting|url=http://timesenterprise.com/news/x2056572230/Hunger-games-The-new-science-of-fasting|author=Emma Young, New Scientist|publisher=Thomasville Times Enterprise|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=3 January 2013}}</ref> it originated and became popular in the UK, then spread to the rest of Europe and to the US.<ref name=forbes>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2013/05/17/hot-new-fasting-diet-from-europe-hits-the-u-s/ |title=The UK's Hot New 5:2 Diet Craze Hits The U.S. - Weight Loss Miracle? |publisher=Forbes |date=17 May 2013 |accessdate=10 February 2014}}</ref> | |||
| Proponents of the diet claim it causes ] and has some beneficial effects on health;<ref name=nhs-uk-2013-jan-14/> however, as with other fad diets these claims are not supported by high-quality evidence.<ref name=nhs-uk-2013-jan-14/> | |||
| ==Description== | |||
| The diet specifies a low ] consumption (sometimes described as "]") for two days a week but allows unmoderated<ref name=whatuwant>{{cite news |author=Mosley, Michael |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/9480451/The-52-diet-can-it-help-you-lose-weight-and-live-longer.html#|title=The 5:2 diet: can it help you lose weight and live longer?|newspaper='']''|accessdate=11 September 2012|quote="With this regimen you eat what you want five days a week..."}}</ref><ref name=games>{{cite web|title=Hunger games: The new science of fasting|url=http://timesenterprise.com/news/x2056572230/Hunger-games-The-new-science-of-fasting|author=Emma Young, New Scientist|publisher=Thomasville Times Enterprise|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=3 January 2013|quote=...I am allowed to eat whatever I want on the five non-fast days.}}</ref> eating for the other five days.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |author=Mosley, Michael |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/9480451/The-52-diet-can-it-help-you-lose-weight-and-live-longer.html#|title=The 5:2 diet: can it help you lose weight and live longer?|newspaper='']''|accessdate=11 September 2012}}</ref> Men may eat {{convert|600|Cal}} on fasting days, and women {{convert|500|Cal}}.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|url=http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/5-2-diet-intermittent-fasting-lose-weight-live-longer-starve.html |title=The 5:2 diet - Can starving yourself twice a week make you live longer? |publisher=] |date=7 September 2012 |accessdate=11 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910190417/http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/5-2-diet-intermittent-fasting-lose-weight-live-longer-starve.html |archivedate=10 September 2012 }}</ref> | |||
| Proponents say that fasting for only two days a week may be easier for dieters to comply with than daily calorie restriction.<ref name="telegraph"/> | |||
| ==Evidence== | |||
| In general there is a lack of research evidence on ], and there is only limited evidence of the 5:2 diet's safety and effectiveness.<ref name=nhs-uk-2013-jan-14/> | |||
| According to ], people considering the diet should first consult a physician, as fasting can sometimes be unsafe.<ref name=nhs-uk-2013-jan-14>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Does-the-5-2-intermittent-fasting-diet-work.aspx |title=News analysis: Does the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet work? |work=Health News |publisher= UK National Health Service - NHS Choices|date=May 2013 |accessdate=23 November 2016 |quote=Champions of the 5:2 diet claim that other than helping people lose weight, 5:2 diet can bring other significant health benefits ...}} Studied cited in analysis: </ref> | |||
| In the UK, the tabloid press has reported on research claiming the 5:2 diet could reduce the risk of ]; however according to the NHS the evidence being considered formed an inadequate basis for making such statements.<ref name=bc>{{cite web |publisher=NHS Choices |url=http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/06June/Pages/5-2-diet-could-play-a-role-in-preventing-breast-cancer.aspx |date=17 June 2016 |title=Could 5:2 diet play a role in preventing breast cancer? }}</ref> | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| The diet became popular in the UK after<ref name=forbes/> the ] television ] documentary '']'' <ref name=efll>{{cite episode |author=Mosley, Michael |authorlink=Michael Mosley (BBC) |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01lxyzc |title=Eat, Fast & Live Longer |series =Horizon |serieslink=Horizon_(BBC_TV_series) |network=BBC |station=2 |airdate=5 September 2012 |accessdate=10 February 2014 | number=49x03 }}</ref> written and presented by ] was broadcast on 6 August 2012 and many books on the diet quickly became bestsellers, soon after.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Public appetite for fasting grows: four intermittent fasting titles earn bestseller status; Mary Berry beats Paul Hollywood in a baking battle; and children's sales slump due to a calendar quirk|first=Philip |last=Stone|journal=The Bookseller|date=22 February 2013|page=17}}</ref> | |||
| Dieticians and the UK National Health Service have categorized it as a ].<ref name=nhs-how-to-diet>{{cite web| url=http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/how-to-diet.aspx |title=How to diet |work=Live Well - NHS Choices |publisher=UK National Health Service |date=9 December 2011 |accessdate=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=ns>{{cite journal |journal=Nursing Standard |year=2013 |volume=28 |issue=16 |pages=26–27 |author=Trueland J |type=Pictorial |title=Fast and effective? |doi=10.7748/ns2013.12.28.16.26.s28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Irish Times |author=Healy A |title=Dietitians warn against fad diets |date=11 June 2013 |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-34761041.html}}</ref> | |||
| A news item in the ] expressed concern that promotional material for the diet showed people eating high-calorie food such as hamburgers and chips, and that this could encourage ] since the implication was that "if you fast two days a week, you can devour as much junk as your gullet can swallow during the remaining five days".<ref name=gorge>{{cite journal |vauthors=Collier R |title=Intermittent fasting: the science of going without |journal=CMAJ |volume=185 |issue=9 |pages=E363–4 |year=2013 |pmid=23569168 |pmc=3680567 |doi=10.1503/cmaj.109-4451 |url=}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
| *{{cite news |author=Quinn C|date=2 May 2013 |title=Latest dieting fad not yet proven safe, warn nutritionists |newspaper=Irish Independent |page=7 |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/latest-dieting-fad-not-yet-proven-safe-warn-nutritionists-29236775.html}} | |||
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