Category: Diet Plans
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5:2 Diet FAQS
Whether you’re a fasting beginner or have been on the 5:2 Diet for a few weeks, you’ll probably have some questions about the plan. Here are some of the common ones. Will I be hungry? Yes. You will experience moments of hunger during the 5:2 Diet, but they won’t be physically debilitating. Keep in mind…
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Health Benefits Of The 5:2 Diet
Most of the people trying the 5:2 Diet aren’t usually looking for mental clarity or spiritual awareness, because those goals involve a different type of fasting technique. The main reason people embark on the 5:2 Diet is to lose weight or to get healthier. There are many health improvements associated with intermittent fasting that you…
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The Science Behind The 5:2 Diet
Fasting and its effects on the body have been the focus of many studies and much research, mostly on animals, and the results seem to link fasting to numerous health benefits. This is the reason why Mosley created the 5:2 Diet and why people all over the world have embraced it. Weight loss, lower cholesterol…
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The History Behind The 5:2 Diet
Fasting is certainly not a new concept, and it wouldn’t be far-fetched to assume early mankind fasted out of necessity due to a scarcity of food. Fasting on purpose has been practiced for centuries by many cultures for religious and healing purposes. Great thinkers such as Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Plato recommended fasting for mental clarity…
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What Is The 5:2 Diet?
The 5:2 Diet, also known as the Fast Diet and intermittent fasting, is an extremely popular eating plan that combines two calorie-restricted days (fasts) with five regular eating days in a week. The fasting days do not involve complete food deprivation, but rather eating about a quarter of what is considered to be normal calorie…