The second stage of the plan involves intermittent fasting, restricting calories to 800 a day for two days of the week, then eating a healthy, low carb Mediterranean diet for the other five days.

in weight after an NHS diet trial that saw her eating just 800 calories a day. Shop worker Pat Andrews, 58, from Chirk, near Wrexham, said the eight-week diet had transformed her life. About 60 ...

When following the new 5:2, schedule two days a week as 800-calorie ‘fasting days’, and follow a healthy Mediterranean-style diet for the rest of the week, with no calorie restriction ...