What is 5:2 Fasting Diet?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

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The 5:2 Fast Diet™ is a method of dieting consisting of eating normally 5 days a week and fasting 2 days a week.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Weight loss 2 2
Depressed mood 1 1
Diabetes type 2 1 1
General health 1 1
Inflammation 1 1
Loss of energy 1 1

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  • Slight
  • None
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 1
None 2

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with 5:2 Fasting Diet

Side effect Patients Percentage
Hunger 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 2
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 2
Not at all hard to take 0
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 3
Not specified 0
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There are no evaluations for 5:2 Fasting Diet.