5:2 diet

The 5:2 diet, or fast diet, is a diet which stipulates calorie restriction for two non-consecutive days a week and unconstrained eating the other five days. A form of intermittent fasting, it originated and became popular in the UK, and spread in Europe and to the USA. Proponents of the diet claim it causes weight loss and has some beneficial effects on health; however these claims are not supported by high-quality evidence.

5:2 diet

The 5:2 diet, or fast diet, is a diet which stipulates calorie restriction for two non-consecutive days a week and unconstrained eating the other five days. A form of intermittent fasting, it originated and became popular in the UK, and spread in Europe and to the USA. Proponents of the diet claim it causes weight loss and has some beneficial effects on health; however these claims are not supported by high-quality evidence.