Dr. Michael Mosley says you can lose weight, lower your cholesterol, and shave inches off your waistline just by changing your diet. The famous TV doctor appeared on BBC's Morning His Live to discuss how people can become healthier when it comes to their eating patterns.
Dr. Mosley became famous for embracing and promoting intermittent fasting as a healthier way of eating. It's about limiting the time you eat.
His “Eat Faster, Live Longer” program made him an authority on the subject. He has also published a number of books on the subject, with Fast 800 being a bestseller.
“Intermittent fasting just means not eating for a while, it doesn't mean going on a fasting diet or anything like that,” he says. “Eating is time-restricted. The idea here is to limit the amount of time you eat, not calories. So, for example, if you stop eating at 7 p.m. and don't eat until the next 7 p.m. You can also achieve 14:00 to 10:00 by not eating in the morning, that is, from 12:00 to 12:00, and most of the science is based on 14:00 to 10:00, but personally, I don't think there is anything more than 12:00 to 12:00.
“The idea of the 5:2 diet was to reduce calories two days a week. Two days a week you eat 800 to 100 calories. This causes many beneficial changes.
“For example, it turns on something called autophagy, which is your body's ability to clean out junky old cells. Think of this as spring cleaning. Another thing that happens when you do this is that it turns on something called autophagy, which is your body's ability to clean out junky old cells. Think of it as spring cleaning. The transition from burning to energy occurs. When fat is burned, something called ketone bodies is released, which has a positive effect on the brain and causes all sorts of other beneficial effects.
“That's why it seems like a good thing. Plus, when you lose weight, things get better as a result. The 5:2 diet is like that, it's not something you do forever. You do it for eight years. After 10-12 weeks, you'll switch to what I call a healthy Mediterranean diet, because it's not just about when you eat and how much you eat, but also what you eat.
“That's the message I want to take home. It's about eating healthy home-cooked meals based on healthy foods, not junk food.”
Dr Mosley said about 12 years ago, at age 55, he was told he was overweight, had high blood pressure, high blood sugar and type 2 diabetes. He said he was told to “take his medicine and put up with it.” According to the NHS website, type 2 diabetes can lead to serious complications including blindness, kidney failure, heart attack and stroke.
However, he said his father also received a similar diagnosis at the same age. He died at the age of 74, and Dr Mosley said it was a path he “didn't want to go down”.
So he looked at ways to become healthier, lose weight, and live longer. This led him to the United States, where he learned about intermittent fasting. After he started doing it himself, he said the results were immediate, his weight decreased by 9kg, and his blood sugar levels, blood cholesterol, blood fats and blood pressure all went down. I also lost a few inches on my waistline.
But he stressed that it's not suitable for everyone, saying: “There are many people who shouldn't try intermittent fasting. For example, if you have a history of eating disorders, it's a bad idea.” We know it's a thought. There's evidence that doing it causes eating disorders, but if you already have an eating disorder, you might start using this, and that's very bad. It's a thought.
“On the website Fast 800, we talk about people who should never do this, and that includes people with a history of eating disorders, as well as people who are on medication or have co-morbidities. You should consult your doctor before doing anything like this.'' Additionally, it is not intended for pregnant people or teenagers. Those who will benefit most will be those who are overweight and have metabolic diseases. ”