The dieting regime inspired by Dr Michael Mosley has released the expert’s top tips on losing weight. The Fast 800 said in a new blog post anyone wanting to shed the pounds should take note of the advice from the guru who sadly died earlier this year while on holiday on the Greek island of Syma. Dr Mosley got into difficulties while hiking alone in high temperatures and his body was found after an extensive search.

In a new update the Fast 800 site highlighted Dr Mosley’s ‘incredible legacy’ which it said it wanted to honour by continuing ‘to inspire a movement for better health’. It added: ”We will honour his legacy by reflecting on the lessons Michael taught us, covering topics including food, sleep, fasting, exercise, and the secrets to leading a happy life. “ It highlighted five key lessons from Dr Mosley related to intermittent fasting which it said would transform the lives of anyone who tried them out.

It said: “There are many different types of intermittent fasting, but there are two main forms in particular that Dr Mosley advocated: time-restricted eating (TRE) and the 5:2 diet. The latter is an eating pattern Dr Mosley discovered when he reversed his type 2 diabetes back in 2012. It involves eating just 800 calories a day two days a week, and eating a balanced, Mediterranean-style diet on the other five.

“ On TRE it explained this means only eating in a ‘window’ of the day - one advocated a 16:8 - ie fasting for 16 hours a day. It said that w.