Premier Health 5/2 Clinics

What is the 5/2 Fast Diet?

It featured in the BBC2 Horizon documentary 'Eat, Fast & Live Longer' in August 2012. Key points are:

• Eat what you want five days a week; then, on two 'fasting days' eat 500 calories if you're a woman, and 600 calories if you're a man.
• It doesn't matter which days are for feeding and which for fasting, as long as you stick to the 5/2 ratio.
• On fasting days you can eat your calories in one go, or spread them through the day.

What are the benefits of the 5/2 Fast Diet?

There is evidence that:

• It's a healthy way to lose weight.
• It can reduce levels of IGF-1. High levels of this insulin-like growth factor 1 can lead to accelerated ageing, cardiovascular problems and cancer.
• It switches on DNA repair genes.
• It reduces blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels.

What devices are used for the health checks?

The checks are carried out using several devices, including:

• a unique German device, the only one of its kind in Ireland, which produces a thorough report on overall health
• a Body Composition Monitor (weight, body fat, visceral fat and Body Mass Index)
• an LDX device (cholesterol and glucose)

A Framingham report, which predicts the risk of a heart condition over the next ten years, will also be provided, as well as Waist Measurement.
All the testing devices are accepted as medical devices by the Irish Medical Board.

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