‘Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,’ was an offhand comment made by Kate Moss 15 years ago, one that she is yet to live down and has had to repeatedly apologise for since. Ms Moss might not be Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s obvious role model, but the recent proclamation that he fasts for 36 consecutive hours is certainly more Vogue than Downing Street.
Fasting is good for the waist line but it also makes people irritable, erratic, and error prone
The Prime Minister has revealed that he doesn’t eat from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday morning. He is an intermittent faster, in other words, and intermittent fasting is a fad that has risen in popularity in recent years. As our attention spans have waned and our need for immediate gratification has heightened, intermittent fasting increasingly appears to be a more attractive solution than a long-term commitment to healthier living.
Perhaps Sunak, who doesn’t like smoking and vaping, believes that part of his job as PM is to lead by example and encourage the overweight, who costs the NHS some £6.5
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