TV doctor Michael Mosley has shared his expert knowledge on weight loss in a bid to help guide those looking to shed a couple of pounds in a stable and safe manner.
Dr Mosley has shared a food group that people should eat more of in their diet to see the pounds come flying off. The 64-year-old resident weight loss expert on This Morning founded the 5:2 diet, which has helped thousands of people achieve their goals - also being credited with the short-term Fast 800 Diet which claims to boost rapid weight loss.
The health guru's programmes have also won a number of awards, and he was named "medical journalist of the year" by the British Medical Association for a groundbreaking programme on Helicobacter pylori - reports the Liverpool Echo.
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The Fast 800 website itself states it is "used as a kick-start to improve metabolic health until a healthy weight is achieved, or for up to 12 weeks". The diet involves eating 800 calories a day in the form of foods that are consumed within a low-carb Mediterranean diet in order to feel full.
Dr Mosley said the foods should be protein-rich, as well as being high in fibre and healthy fats. As part of his Fast 800 technique, Dr Michael Mosley recommends that adults consume at least 60g of protein daily. However, he explains that this can actually be upped if you're looking to lose weight. He claims that those who incorporate less than this amount of protein in their diets could be harming their metabolic rate.
He said: "Your body will cannibalise your muscles and your metabolic rate will go down."
The British Heart Foundation states: "Most adults need around 0.75g of protein per kilo of body weight per day (for the average woman, this is 45g, or 55g for men). That’s about two portions of meat, fish, nuts or tofu per day."
Protein-rich foods include:
- Eggs
- Almonds
- Chicken breast
- Lean beef
- Greek yoghurt
- Tofu
- Cottage cheese
- Lentils
- Spinach
- Fish
- Quinoa
If you plan on attempting the Fast 800 it is essential that you check with a health professional first, and you should also be cautious when reintroducing calories to your diet. While many weight loss crash diets are criticised, both in nature and for the inability to keep the weight off, Dr Mosley believes his revamped Fast 800 diet is effective in the long term.
He said: "If you do a safe and effective rapid weight loss diet, two to three years down the road you'll keep most of that weight off."
