A year after it first made headlines, nurses are still fielding questions about the 5:2 diet. Jennifer Trueland reports
The 5:2 diet involves two days of fasting each week. It is being promoted as the key to sustained weight loss, as well as wider health benefits, despite the lack of evidence on the long-term effects. Nurses need to support patients who wish to try intermittent fasting.
Nursing Standard. 28, 16, 26-27. doi: 10.7748/ns2013.12.28.16.26.s28
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