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Vale Michael Mosley

British television personality, medical journalist and author Michael Mosley has died, aged 67.

As an advocate for intermittent fasting and low-carbohydrate diets, Mosley wrote the Fast 800 series of books (S&S/Hachette), which have sold over 3 million copies internationally.

Hachette Australia and S&S Australia issued a joint statement:

We are devastated by the news of Dr Michael Mosley’s tragic death. Our hearts and thoughts are with his wife, Dr Clare Bailey, and their family.

Michael Mosley’s work has changed literally millions of people’s lives for the better. He dedicated his time to educating and empowering millions across the world to live longer, healthier lives, and his powerful legacy is a gift that will live on as viewers, listeners and readers continue to enjoy a better quality of life via his books and his journalism, TV shows and podcast.

A brilliant, warm, funny and kind man, Michael will be so greatly missed.

Pictured: Michael Mosley delivers a presentation at the ABA Conference in Canberra in 2018.

 

Category: Obituaries