TRUTH ABOUT 5:2

A new study has found that the 5:2 Fast Diet is not better than a standard kilojoule-reduced diet. Researchers from Austin Health and the University of Melbourne looked at 24 obese males aged 55-75 years and found that both diets work in the short-term. However, mean weight loss after six months for those on the standard kilojoule-reduced diet was 5.5 kilograms, while those on the 5:2 diet lost on average 5.3 kilograms. The 5:2 diet group also reported being hungrier, especially early on in the study.