Michael Mosley’s household launch undertaking to ‘hold his mission alive’
The family of much-loved TV diet guru and Daily Mail columnist Dr Michael Mosley has today launched a major research project in a bid to keep his ‘incredible legacy’ alive.
In partnership with the Chronic Disease Research Foundation, the three-year research fellowship at King’s College London will support ‘urgent’ work in obesity, diabetes and metabolic health.
The Michael Mosley Memorial Research Fund, which has a target of £350,000, also aims to ‘channel his drive for positive change in the world’.
Dr Mosley died in June, aged 67 while on holiday with his wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, on the Greek island of Symi.
In a post on Instagram, Dr Bailey Mosley wrote: ‘This is a deeply personal milestone for the Mosley family who are launching the Michael Mosley Memorial Research Fund to research obesity, diabetes and metabolic health.
The Michael Mosley Memorial Research Fund, which has a target of £350,000, also aims to ‘channel his drive for positive change in the world’
Dr Mosley died in June, aged 67, while on holiday with his wife Dr Clare Bailey Mosley on the Greek island of Symi
In a post on Instagram, Dr Bailey Mosley wrote: ‘This is a deeply personal milestone for the Mosley family who are launching the Michael Mosley Memorial Research Fund to research obesity, diabetes and metabolic health’
‘They are launching this with the Chronic Disease Research Foundation to honour their beloved Michael’s incredible legacy.’
She added: ‘Michael’s work, his unwavering passion for science and helping others, brought him so much purpose – and it continues to inspire us every single day.
‘As we’ve navigated the past months without him, we’ve been focused on finding ways to keep his mission alive, to channel his drive for positive change in the world.
‘Our hope is that this will be a lasting part of his legacy, one that can continue making a meaningful difference in people’s lives, now and for years to come.
‘If you’re able to contribute, know that your support – no matter how big or small – will directly impact the future of this research.
‘We want to make this fellowship as permanent as possible, and with your help, we can do just that.’
TV presenter Dr Mosley died while on a hike in Symi when temperatures were nudging 40C.
The 67-year-old father-of-four was reported missing after he set off for a walk near where he was staying on the northeast side of the island, with his body found four days later.
He had been an advocate for intermittent fasting diets, including through the 5:2 diet and The Fast 800 diet and had experience with managing his own weight for health reasons
In partnership with the Chronic Disease Research Foundation, the three-year research fellowship at King’s College London (pictured) will support ‘urgent’ work in obesity, diabetes and metabolic health
An autopsy has suggested the much-loved doctor and author collapsed and died of ‘natural causes’ about two and a half hours after setting off for the walk.
He was best known for his TV programmes including Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, and BBC Radio 4’s Just One Thing podcast.
He had been an advocate for intermittent fasting diets, including through the 5:2 diet and The Fast 800 diet and had experience with managing his own weight for health reasons.
When he discovered he had type 2 diabetes in 2012, he reduced his weight to get his blood sugars back to a healthy range.
The doctor has been remembered in various ways following his death.
A day was dedicated to him on the BBC when presenters and audiences were encouraged to do ‘just one thing’ to improve their wellbeing.
He was also posthumously given a Hall of Fame prize at the British Podcast Awards in September for the BBC Radio 4 podcast Just One Thing.
An inquest into his death will take place in Buckinghamshire in November.
