Michael Mosley's 'rapid weight loss diet' recommends these foods for fast metabolism

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Michael Mosley's tips for rapid weight loss revolve around intermittent fasting and eating a keto diet. The weight loss guru's recommended diet is high fat and low carb to maximise weight loss.Mosley is the creator of the Fast 800 and 5:2 diets which both switch between periods of normal eating and fasting.

He believes the fastest and most effective way to lose weight and keep it off is following a Mediterranean-style diet that's rich in fat and minimal in carbs, The Express reported.

Many rapid weight loss plans have been slammed as crash diets that are ineffective after an initial burst of weight loss.The former doctor has defended his Fast 800 as being successful in the short and long term.The Fast 800 Keto builds on two diet trends - intermittent fasting and calorie restrictions, and the high fat, low carb keto diet.So is this another crash diet?

Michael responded: "Well, it's a rapid weight loss diet which is not the same thing."A crash diet is something slightly crazy, unplanned, not based on science, like the cabbage soup diet."Whereas this is rapid weight loss diet based on a great deal of science and a number of studies carried out…have show that rapid weight loss - if done properly - can be much more effective and sustainable than slow and steady.”In terms of the keto element to the Fast 800 diet, Michael explained: "Keto diet has been around for more than 100 years."It's a diet, broadly speaking, where you're eating a very low carbohydrate diet, less than 50g a day."And it's relatively high fat, and when you're doing that your body switches from burning sugar to burning fat."It does that by converting your fat stores into something called ketone bodies, which your body and brain then use as fuel. "It's become