BBC Star and Diet Innovator Michael Mosley’s Sudden Death in Greece

Michael Mosley, a 67-year-old pioneer of intermittent fasting who went missing while on vacation in Greece, was found dead four days after his disappearance.

On the 9th, Reuters reported that the body of Mosley, who had gone missing during his vacation in Greece, was discovered today in a rocky area of Symi Island in the Aegean Sea.

Mosley, who had gone on vacation to Symi Island in Greece, was last seen walking along the Iou Nikolaou beach around 1:30 pm on the 5th, after which contact was lost. His wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, reported him missing.

Four days after he went missing, local authorities and journalists on Symi Island found Mosley’s body in the rocky area of Agia Marina beach, directly across from Agios Nikolaos, while they were searching by boat.

Mosley, a medical doctor, graduated from Oxford University in the UK and completed his residency at the Royal Free Hospital in London. After obtaining his medical license, he joined the BBC. He worked as a science reporter and producer, winning an Emmy for his science documentary, The Human Face, and holding various other awards.

Mosley also made a name for himself as a presenter for BBC programs such as Trust Me I’m a Doctor, The One Show, and the ITV program This Morning.

In 2012, he produced the documentary Eat, Fast, and Live Longer and published a book on the same topic, The Fast Diet, which gained worldwide attention.

He pioneered intermittent fasting, a diet that artificially adjusts to maintain a specific fasting time by regularly alternating between eating and fasting.

There are various methods, such as the 16:8 method, which maintains a fast for 16 hours out of 24 hours a day and eats during the remaining 8 hours, or the 5:2 method, which normally eats for 5 days a week and consumes only about 500-600 calories on 2 days.

Intermittent fasting shares the health benefits that can be obtained through fasting. It is known to have effects such as life extension, diabetes prevention, improvement of insulin resistance, cancer prevention, dementia prevention, and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. However, considering one’s overall condition, one should decide whether and how to implement it. Those taking medication or with chronic diseases such as diabetes should consult a doctor beforehand.