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I would not call it quackery. That's a bit extreme. There is a lot of research behind the various fasting type diets. The 5/2 is not a complete fast. For two days out of the week, you limit your caloric intake to 500 cal for women, 600 for men.
You do have to drink more fluids but you can choose things that have electrolytes. If you drink just black coffee or distilled water, that would not be a good choice. Just be smart about what you eat and drink for those two days. And they are nonconsecutive days. You never fast two days in a row.
In fact, John's Serum Creatinine has improved from 1.07 in 2012 to 0.96 this August 2014. His potassium, sodium, calcium and chloride have remained the same.
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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