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Michael Mosley 1957-2024
I'm very sad today to hear of the death of Dr Michael Mosely. He was on holiday in Greece, went for a walk on his own to return to his accommodation and vanished. After a five-day search, his body was found today.
Dr Mosely was a doctor turned journalist specialising in medical topics. He is probably most famous for popularising the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet, but has also made many other TV programmes and written several books on topics including reversing diabetes, high intensity interval training and insomnia. His science-based approach and willingness to test theories on himself have touched many lives and helped a huge number of people.
I'm one of those people. My autoimmune thyroiditis makes it very difficult for me to lose weight, and the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet changed my life as it was a diet that actually succeeded for me. Later, when I was diagnosed with prediabetes, thanks to Michael Mosely I was able to successfully reverse that.
Michael's legacy will go on and only get larger. His work about diabetes reversal was based on the research of Professor Roy Taylor, who discovered more than a decade ago that diabetes is caused by fat in the pancreas and can in many cases be reversed by losing that fat. Medical discoveries often take a long time to be accepted by the medical mainstream, and I think there is little doubt that Michael's work in publicising Professor Taylor's research has revolutionised diabetes treatment long before it would otherwise have happened. Professor Taylor's research now forms the basis of the NHS's approach to the treatment of diabetes, and as a result many people will be saved from the scourge of diabetes when previously it was thought that nothing could be done. It's a tragedy that Michael's death has cut short his work which would have helped even more people.
There's something else to take from his death. Michael was very aware that no males in his family had lived past 72 and as a result had been obsessed with his health for many years. Because of a family history of heart problems and diabetes, he went to a great deal of trouble to live healthily, taking measures every day to try and extend his life. But in the end, his life was taken by a tragic accident at the age of 67. It's a reminder that as well as looking after the future, we need to make the most of every day.
Dr Mosely was a doctor turned journalist specialising in medical topics. He is probably most famous for popularising the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet, but has also made many other TV programmes and written several books on topics including reversing diabetes, high intensity interval training and insomnia. His science-based approach and willingness to test theories on himself have touched many lives and helped a huge number of people.
I'm one of those people. My autoimmune thyroiditis makes it very difficult for me to lose weight, and the 5:2 intermittent fasting diet changed my life as it was a diet that actually succeeded for me. Later, when I was diagnosed with prediabetes, thanks to Michael Mosely I was able to successfully reverse that.
Michael's legacy will go on and only get larger. His work about diabetes reversal was based on the research of Professor Roy Taylor, who discovered more than a decade ago that diabetes is caused by fat in the pancreas and can in many cases be reversed by losing that fat. Medical discoveries often take a long time to be accepted by the medical mainstream, and I think there is little doubt that Michael's work in publicising Professor Taylor's research has revolutionised diabetes treatment long before it would otherwise have happened. Professor Taylor's research now forms the basis of the NHS's approach to the treatment of diabetes, and as a result many people will be saved from the scourge of diabetes when previously it was thought that nothing could be done. It's a tragedy that Michael's death has cut short his work which would have helped even more people.
There's something else to take from his death. Michael was very aware that no males in his family had lived past 72 and as a result had been obsessed with his health for many years. Because of a family history of heart problems and diabetes, he went to a great deal of trouble to live healthily, taking measures every day to try and extend his life. But in the end, his life was taken by a tragic accident at the age of 67. It's a reminder that as well as looking after the future, we need to make the most of every day.
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What a loss to the medical and science field too. I am going to check into that diet, I remember you saying before how much it helped you, along with others.
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