Chris Martin's Weird New Diet

His ex Gwyneth Paltrow is well-known for her odd dieting fads, but now it seems to be Chris Martin's turn to adopt a weird eating habit.

He's revealed that he has adopted a 6:1 diet – which involves not eating on one day a week.

But the diet is far from a new idea – as it was hailed more than 50 years ago by Sir Stanley Matthews, who said it helped him play top level football to the age of 50.

Coldplay singer Martin, 38, claimed that the 6:1 programme makes him more creative and has improved his voice, although he admitted he sometimes turns to sweet treats after fasting.

He told a US radio station: ‘Creativity is one of the benefits of it. I started doing it because I was sick one time, and this guy said to me, “Try not eating for a day, it will make your body feel healthier”. And actually I did it and I found I could sing a bit better, and also I felt so grateful for food ... and very grateful for everything in a way that I wasn’t so much before. I think that the feeling of gratitude naturally brings out a joyous feeling, and when you are hungry you are very focused, so both sides of it help creativity.’

He admitted he struggles when he starts eating again after the fast day, saying: ‘I tend to have Nutella and pancakes, which is terrible and completely defeats the point.’

Sir Stanley, who died in 2000, claimed his long career was helped by the fact that he followed a 6:1 diet, fasting every Monday.

But the 6:1 diet was yesterday criticised by health experts.

Chloe Miles, of the British Dietetic Association, said it was ‘dangerous’, adding: ‘It is likely to lead to a lack of concentration, tiredness and low mood, which isn’t going to make you that productive. 

- Daily Mail