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Intermittent 5:2 diets (two low-calorie days\/week) have proven efficacy for weight loss among people with overweight or obesity and can promote sustained awareness and mindfulness of diet choice and help appetite control.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>This trial aims to test whether a less intensive 6:1 intermittent diet programme (one low-calorie day\/week) is a feasible intervention to promote healthy eating and prevent weight gain in women at increased risk of breast cancer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Single arm prospective feasibility trial in 30 healthy weight women aged 18\u201340 years, at moderate or high risk of breast cancer (\u226517% lifetime risk and\/or \u22653% 10\u2009year risk at 40 years), body mass index 20\u201325\u2009kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      . 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This includes changes in body weight and body composition (bioelectrical impedance), diet quality, physical activity, binge eating, sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), menstrual cycle length and potentially diet-related adverse events, that is, fatigue, constipation, dizziness, headache, indigestion. Exploratory outcomes include the impact of low-calorie days on dietary intake and physical activity across the week and any differences in adherence to the low calorie days across the menstrual cycle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This trial has been approved by South Central\u2014Berkshire B Research Ethics committee (rec reference 24\/SC\/0321). 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