A study found that men and women who ate a small breakfast did not compensate by eating more later in the day. As a result, they cut back on calories

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... z2TA4dn5kM

The World Cancer Research Fund launches a campaign to encourage people to cut back on 100 calories a day to reduce their odds of cancer.

Obesity feeds seven types of cancer, including breast, bowel and pancreatic tumours, and excess weight is blamed for more than 22,000 cases of disease each year

Not directly connected with 5:2 but an interesting article all the same. I did manage to post a comment about 5:2 though!