Can you imagine losing weight, gaining health, and eating whatever you want five days a week? It is possible with the Fast Diet, a scientifically researched diet that is effective, flexible, sustainable, and produces dramatic results quickly. In the international best seller The Fast Diet, a follow-up book to the widely popular science documentary entitled "Eat, Fast, and Live Longer," authors Dr. Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer, present scientific and anecdotal evidence of the weight loss and other health benefits associated with the Fast Diet, also known as intermittent fasting, or the 5:2 diet. The Fast Diet is simply five days of normal eating and two days of fasting each week. The Fast Diet ...in 30 minutes is an expert guide to the background, crucial arguments, key ideas, and critical feedback of Mosley and Spencer's best-selling book. This companion provides: The Fast Diet authors' backgrounds, education, work histories, and credentials Critical reception to the work, including