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Dr Michael Mosley, presenter who revolutionised nation’s diet, found dead after major search on Greek island

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Dr Michael Mosley, the author and presenter who revolutionised the way Britain fights the obesity crisis, has been found dead after a five-day search on a Greek island, his wife has said.

A major search effort was launched to find the esteemed BBC Radio 4 and This Morning presenter on Wednesday after he disappeared while holidaying on the Greek island of Symi.

The 67-year-old, who helped popularise the 5:2 , left his wife and friends on Saint Nikolas beach at 1.30pm to walk back to their house in searing heat, with an.

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