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A beauty queen headed for an international competition has returned her crown and withdrawn from the pageant after being told to lose weight by its organizers.

Zoiey Smale, who was named Miss United Kingdom in June, was slated to compete in the Miss United Continents pageant scheduled for September, 2017 in Ecuador. Instead, she handed over the title she won earlier this summer and pulled herself out of the competition after she was asked to lose weight and go on a diet plan, the 28-year-old explained in a Facebook post.

It shocks me that there are still pageants out there who only view size 00 girls as role models, Smale said. Let me tell you something, pageant girls are more than just a number on a clothing tag. Real queens empower others, are intelligent and help communities come together.

As a member of the pageant community for more than 10 years, Smale recalled amazing competitions and lamented over international pageant directors bullying aspiring girls into believing the only way to be successful is to be thin.

I was branded fat because I was a size 10, the pageant winner and mother wrote. I actually believed that I was so disgusting that no one would ever love me. How sad is that?

Still, shes come a long way over the course of her career.

I love me and I will not change my body for anyone, she continued. If a pageant doesnt want to utilise my capabilities because I am a size 10 then its their loss.

Smale noted that her decision to quit was met with the backing of thousands of people.

Knowing that you have the support of the masses means more than any title could bring, she wrote in a separate post Wednesday. At the end of the day, a crown is a crown and girls that chase that are doing it all wrong ... Be the change and always help others.

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As the CEO of SoulCycle, Melanie Whelan obviously spends a lot of time on a bike, which she balances with apple pie, burrata, and olive-oil cake. I love the experience and purpose of gathering everyone in the kitchen, or around the barbecue outside, she says. My kids like to help, and its nice to have something to do where were all equally skilled. (Her sons 8 and her daughters 5, so shes maybe selling herself short here.) This week, Whelan dined at her favorite restaurant, Nobu, before decamping to the Hamptons for a picnic on the beach, grilled corn with Old Bay, and frozen yogurt thats too good to be true. Read all about it in this weeks Grub Street Diet.

Thursday, August 24I start most days with a workout. Today, however, I didnt have enough time to take my usual class before an early meeting, so I made my favorite Gradys Cold Brew at home with a splash of almond milk and brought it along. I also start most days with a Lemon Popper, which is a Whelan-family classic. When we first got our SodaStream, my kids were obsessed with creating new recipes using all of the flavors. They created our signature family drink, which is 90 percent seltzer water and 10 percent limeade, and dubbed it the Lemon Popper. I feel like it should be trademarked because weve really spread the word about the Lemon Popper and have turned so many of our friends onto it. So, I had a Lemon Popper and threw a banana in my bag for later.

I was meeting with a candidate for our marketing team at 1 p.m. at our offices, so I offered to bring in smoothies for lunch. I like that you only need one hand to drink them, so I can multitask and work on something else at the same time. We have two Juice Press locations within one block of our office, so Im a frequent customer. I chose the F&%*ing Genius and our candidate got the Nurse Ginger Greene.

Each month, we celebrate our employees birthdays that fall during that month and we always have a different party theme. Today, we had the August birthday party, which was themed camp, so we had classic favorites like smores, chips, and candies in fun buckets, lake water (really an Arnold Palmer), and trail mixes. I didnt get to enjoy the treats because I was heading into a 5:30 p.m. 40th-birthday ride for a colleague, but took a sneak peek and grabbed some red Swedish fish for later.

After the ride, I met my husband at our favorite spot, Nobu. It used to be three blocks away from our apartment, but we recently moved to the Financial District, so we sadly dont go as often as we used to. It was our last night in the city before heading to the Hamptons for the last week of summer, and I was craving my usual order. My husband makes fun of me because I get the same thing every time. Dont need a menu. Its always the yellowtail sashimi with jalapeo, black-cod butter-lettuce wraps (no crunchy on top), and a spicy tuna hand roll without rice.I also got a tequila on the rocks with a splash of lime because, you know, its Thursday.

Friday, August 25My morning started with an early coffee that was scheduled at Tarallucci E Vino in Union Square. Im a creature of habit and go there all the time for meetings because its across the street from SoulCycle Union Square, has great booths for quiet meetings in the back, and its in such a central spot. But, when I pulled up, I was surprised to see that it was closed for last-minute renovations, so I went over to the W Union Square.They have a great fruit bowl and juices from Liquiteria, so I got the All Greens and a cold brew with almond milk.

After that, I went into the office for a day of internal meetings and grabbed a LaCroix pamplemousse (my favorite flavor) before heading up to our sixth floor to meet with the retail, development, and finance teams. We have summer Fridays, but I usually work a bit later, so I grabbed an RXBAR for the train and decided to save my calories for dinner that night with my family.

When I got in, my family and I went over to Cove Hollow Tavern, which is an adorable little spot in East Hampton. We always try to keep Friday nights for just us and make a commitment to spend the time together as a family, regardless of everyones schedules, so we can recap the week. My son loves their buttered pasta, and my daughter always goes for their burger with fries. I started with the ahi tuna, sneaked a bite of my kids fries, and then got the grilled halibut. It was delicious, and they presented it on a cedar plank, so it looked beautiful, too. To me, presentation is everything. And again, I sneaked a bite of Davids hanger steak. I also had a glass of cold Chardonnay, while my kids enjoyed Charlotte Temples our version of a kids cocktail named after my daughter seltzer water with cherries.

Saturday, August 26I went to an early SoulCycle class in our East Hampton studio. David and I have this thing called the parent handoff where one of us rides in one class, the other one brings the kids to the studio, and in the 15 minutes between classes, we swap, and the other parent rides in the second class. Its foolproof and works every time. So while he was in class, I took my kids to Carissas Breads, which opened next door to us earlier this summer.We grabbed some pastries and iced coffees and then stopped by the Balsam Farm Stand in Amagansett to pick up a bunch of stuff for the weekend. Lots of fresh fruit, veggies, and of course, the Blue Duck apple pie. Its incredible, and we never walk out of Balsam without one (or two). I recently discovered the gluten-free apple tart one of my best friends has celiac so we picked one up for her.

When we got home, we started on lunch. Ive been really into spaghetti squash lately, so I roasted some of the vegetables from the farm stand, mixed that with the spaghetti squash, and threw together a quick kale salad. For my kids, it was PB&J all day.

In the afternoon, I took a few bites of Halo Top mint-chip ice cream. I had heard so much about it and needed to try it.Its definitely not ice cream, but itll do the trick.

That night, we went to the beach for fireworks. Its an annual tradition, and a lot of our friends go with their kids, so its always a really fun night. I packed a massive cooler with grilled chicken, turkey sandwiches, Boom Chicka Pop kettle corn (my favorite), chips, pretzels, guacamole, hummus, you name it. I also stopped by the Red Horse Market to get a ton of prepared food.I grabbed a couple of pizza slices, some salads, and more chips because you can never have too many bags of chips. We set up a little picnic area on the beach, and I picked at our entire spread, but ended up mostly eating the grilled chicken and a million baby carrots and chips dipped in hummus.Literally, 1 million.

Sunday, August 27Sunday breakfast is a family tradition. Whether were in the city or the Hamptons, we always make pancakes together on Sunday. This week was chocolate chips, and my daughter, Charlotte, was very strategic about the location of each chocolate chip in each pancake (princess smiles). We also made happy trail mix, a family staple, which is Honey Nut Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Chex, raisins, dried cranberries, coconut strips, and chocolate chips.Im not a huge cook, but I love cooking with my kids, and we end up spending so much time in the kitchen.

After a late-morning SoulCycle class, we had a friends birthday party in the afternoon in Sagaponack. As expected, knowing them, they had it catered for three times the amount of people who were there. I had grilled chicken and vegetables, and also some corn. I love corn on the cob.

That night, I went to the Girls Who Code event in Water Mill. Cocktail party canaps are not my jam, and I was trying to balance on heels in grass (#outfitfail) before hurrying home for a family dinner. We put salmon and turkey burgers on the grill, and also corn on the cob with Old Bay seasoning. Im originally from Maryland, so it really doesnt get any better than Old Bay and corn on the cob. We dropped David off at the Jitney, and then I took the kids to Scoop Du Jour where we met some friends. I always go for the vanilla-Heath-bar-crunch frozen yogurt. Its insane, I dont know how they do it, but I have my suspicions (not frozen yogurt).

Monday, August 28Days like today are my favorite. I get to wake up, cook a full breakfast for my kids before they head off to camp, and spend time together in the kitchen brainstorming all of our plans for when they get back from camp. I always try to get protein into their meals, so I made my moms world-famous cheesy scrambled eggs. Its all about the milk-to-yolk ratio. And as soon as you add the cheese, you pull the eggs out, and let them melt outside of the pan. That recipe requires real presence; its a ten-minute activity that youve got to be game-on the entire time. For me, I poached eggs in a separate pan with an egg poacher, which is the best $25 Ive ever spent. We all had a smoothie that I made using fruit from the weekend.My go-to recipe is kale, spinach, half a banana, almond milk, chia seeds, and a little PB2 powder, but for the kids, I have to keep it all fruit.

I had two meetings in the morning, one in East Hampton and one in Bridgehampton, and then I ran over to Sag Harbor for Pilates. I grabbed the Green Hornet smoothie at Jacks with a friend before I headed back to pick up my kids from camp.

For dinner, I met some friends at the Crows Nest. They have the most amazing view of the sunset, and their grilled octopus is incredible. We shared burrata as well (because who can pass up ordering burrata if its on a menu?), and the meze platter. Since I drove out to Montauk, I made the excuse that with no cocktails, I could compensate by splurging on dessert with a few bites of the olive-oil cake.

Tuesday, August 29Similar morning to the day before: I made my kids scrambled eggs and went to Jacks in Amagansett for a meeting. I had a cold brew with almond milk and the sunrise muffin, which Im obsessed with. Its packed with all these veggies like zucchini and carrots, and also grains and nuts. After that, I went to Stuarts, the best seafood shop on the East End, and picked up a ton of food for a dinner were having with some of the SoulCycle team.

For lunch, I made a big salad with fresh veggies and a turkey burger on top. Im also really into kombucha, so I grabbed a Health-Ade Pink Lady kombucha. Then, I got started on cooking dinner the menu included caprese salad, seaweed salad (fine, this was store-bought), Davids famous lobster with sriracha and chili paste, grilled swordfish, and grilled steak. Also, Lemon Poppers for everyone. As much as I love the summer diet, Im really looking forward to getting back to the city and ordering some Thai takeout.

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Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Professional athletes dont get to the top by accident. It takes superhuman levels of time, dedication, and focusand that includes paying attention to what they put in their bellies. In this series, GQ takes a look at what fit people in different fields eat on a daily basis to perform at their best. Heres a look at the daily diet of a sub 2:10 marathon runner.

No athlete diet is created equal. For Olympian and professional runner Diego Estrada, the key to nutrition is about being happy and not stressing over small details. Sure, he could keep count of every calories, log each time he decided to indulge in a Dennys Grand Slam breakfast, or even limit himself from Mexican food, but he would be miserable while doing so, which would make the high-intensity training sessions he endures that much more difficult. Currently in the final stages of training for the Oct. 8 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, he hopes to set a personal best after having to will himself through 20 miles of last years race on a severely twisted ankle; still managing to be the first American to cross the finish line, finishing eighth overall in 2:13:56. We caught up with Estrada to discuss his goal for this years marathon, training, giving into his cravings and more.

GQ: Youve mentioned your personal goal of finishing the marathon in under 2:10. As of right now, do you feel confident in being able to achieve that mark?

Diego Estrada: I think Im light years ahead of where I was last yearand I thought I was ready last year. Now, the key is to not overdo it. Just kind of cruise it in but make sure Im not too rested. I think that, based on how training is going, I think Im right inline for my goal in trying to [finish] in under 2:10.

Does last years finish disappoint or motivate you?

I think it motivated me because there were some obstacles along the way. I stepped on a water bottle six miles into a 26-mile race, so the fact that I finished [was good]. I wasnt satisfied with the time and I wanted better just because I could have finished sixth. I moved up to sixth with about 200 feet to go, and I couldnt put pressure on my foot anymore.

Its not like youre running the local marathon. I dont know when is the next time Ill be top five in a world major marathon and that was a good opportunity. So it just motivates me to make sure that I can reinforce everything in my body, so that Im ready to go mentally, physically and I can try to accomplish my goal in finishing really high in a world major. Theres the Olympics but this is kind of its own Olympics. Its prestigious. Its a world major marathon and if you can medal in one of these, to me, its almost like medaling in the Olympics.

You train in Flagstaff, Ariz. Im not too certain about the climate but how do you go from preparing there to trying to brace for Chicago when the weather can be at its most unpredictable in October?

Flagstaff is at 7,000 ft. So you have to slow down a bit in training than you would here in Chicago. The weather, I think, is very similar. Its very unpredictable in Flagstaff. It goes from 80 degrees to 50, monsoons and thunderstorms. The weather doesnt bother me. When it comes to Chicago, whether its hot, cold, rainy or whatever, it doesnt really concern me. I prepare by dropping to lower elevation. Ive been waking up around 3 A.M., driving around 4, doing these hard workouts down in a place call Camp Verde, which is 3,000 feet and it feels just like sea level. So Im just making sure that Im able to change pace,s and Im not just putting in the effort, but Im actually running the goal pace in training because its one thing for your lungs to have the capacity to maintain.

Its a different thing when you dont have the neuro system and muscles firing. It feels easyonce youre fitto run four 4:50 miles but once you get past 10:15, it just has to come like second nature, like breathing. You cant be sprinting, forcing or trying to get on your toes. It just has to be natural.

While your diet isnt necessarily the strictest, from college to now being a professional, were there any substantial changes you had to make?

In high school, my mom would cook most of the meals. Im Mexican, so these were healthy meals. When I went to college, we had the dining rooms, which was alright, but the remaining years, you have the freedom, money deposited into your account from scholarships. So you start overdoing it with the McDonalds, KFC, and my diet was nasty. I collapsed my lung in college and I still kept my ways. I started getting injured, and it wasnt until my first year as a professional where I saw that the fitness and requirements are at a different bar. I was training really hard because thats all I had to do but the nutrition wasnt there. My body shut down, my cortisone levels were really high and I would have sweaty palms. Basically, my body was saying no more. Even my testosterone and everything else was just dropping.

From then on, its not like I went to a strict diet. I just dont go get fast food anymore. I do consider Potbellys or Subway to be fast food, but its a healthier option. Its weird because I used to love certain burgers, but now Im disgusted. Not to say anything against them and the taste but its a reminder of what I endured when my body shut down. I dont count calories. I eat when I want to eat, which is small meals throughout the day.

If I go to a restaurant, Im most likely going to get a to-go box. Five weeks out, the big thingwhen I ran my first marathon at the Olympic trailsIm normally 135 pounds for my race weight. I dropped down to 120. I was training like an animal. Ive never trained that hard. The training was there but my body had nothing to feed on after 15, 16 miles. You go from glycogen to carbs, and then your body needs fat and there was no body fat there. My body cramped up, I dropped out and I remember going to Chicago last year and it being five weeks out, Coach [Joe Vigil] was on the phone with me every other day making sure I ate enough. So from personal experience with it being five weeks out, I make sure that I overeat. I want to be close to 135 because its hard to keep that weight when youre training so much. I just want to be a little bit fat because I know Im going to need some fat the last six miles.

Whats a typical training day for you?

Lets say its an easy day. Typically, Ill wake up, have a cup of coffee. I cant function without it. Some oatmeal or cereal and then Ill be out the door to run. Ill come back, probably eat a sandwich, banana, or a PowerBar. Ill take a nap, wake up and do the same thing as in the morning. Ill have some coffee, cereal, or oatmeal, go for a run and then later for dinner, Ill have whatever Im craving. Throughout the day, Ill snack on little things. I like pistachios and strawberries. I grew up in Salinas [California], where the agriculture is really big. So I need to have some strawberries.

On a typical workout day, lets say its now when Im dropping down to a lower elevation, I wake up at 3, coffee and then Ill be more specific. Ill have some kind of nutrition bar to make sure my stomach is set; maybe a bagel. Ill make the drive to trainingits like a 50-mile drive. After [training], Ill have a protein shake immediately in my car. Ill probably stop at Dennys and get whatever Im craving because its difficult to eat after a hard session because your stomach doesnt want anything. Ill try to get some breakfast, drive up the mountain, take a nap and then from there, its whatever I can eat.

But I try to up the hydration because Ive made the mistake of thinking Im fine post workout but if the hydration isnt there, it impacts the recovery. The muscles fatigue and youll feel that burn in your muscles longer.

"Towards the end, you need a little bit of caffeine, in my opinion. Not necessarily for the energy boost, but you want your mind to stay sharp. They say that your mind will give up before your body and thats very true in a marathon."

Are there any tweaks or adjustments you make the week of a long run?

I think everyone calls it carbo-loading and they stuff up with carbs. Some of my sessions are so hard; theyre probably as demanding as the marathon itself. I just try to repeat the routine. I dont try to do anything special. Its such a long race and if something goes wrong, say I overload, I might blow up out there. Ive heard stories of people overdoing the carbs and I think Ive found a fine balance where I keep my same diet. It doesnt change that much. Its either Mexican food, pasta, and occasionally some Red Lobster.

Im alone right now. Nobody is with me and Im just training all alone with my dog. Sometimes, Im tired and I just dont want to cook. Thats basically my dietsome seafood, Mexican, and pasta. I keep it the same but the night before, theres got to be some pasta. Its almost like Ill lose my confidence if I dont have some pasta the night before.

Whats your go-tos at Red Lobster?

I usually go with the wood grilled lobster, shrimp, and salmon.

Hydration would seem like the most critical aspect in completing a marathon but what else are you putting into your body throughout 26 miles?

You need calories and carbohydrates. Nowadays, with technology and everything being so advanced, you can drink something that will give you the right amount of energy and carbs, so theres not really much to think about. Every 5K, what Ive been doingwhat I did the first successful one because the first one I did, I just put fluids out there because it was so hotits just been regular fluids. It can be Gatorade or any type of sports drink that your body can handle.

The second stop would be like an energy gel. Every 10K was a gel, but I did make sure to throw in two gels for the last 35K and 40K, which is roughly 23 and 25 miles, just to make sure my body held up. Towards the end, you need a little bit of caffeine, in my opinion. Not necessarily for the energy boost, but you want your mind to stay sharp. They say that your mind will give up before your body and thats very true in a marathon.

As far as recovering after a marathon, are you trying to maintain weight or do you get a couple of weeks to let yourself go?

Its nice if I can put on some pounds and extra weight. Its nice after a marathon, because I can take two to three weeks off and maybe put on five to seven pounds. I think it helps my body. Since high school, some people would see running and look at it as you have to be skinny, but I always think about that human diagram and its all muscular. I always think of that as what you want to be as a distance runner. You want to be muscular and powerful because the lighter you get, the less output you have. If you look at the worlds best athletes, theyre athletically fit. You never see a skinny guy.

Are there any nerves still involved before that starting gun goes off?

I used to get nervous but now I dont. I got to a point, maybe a year or two ago, where I started second guessing myself, questioning why dont I get nervous and do I enjoy it anymore? I think in college, it was all so new to me. Now, I train so hard. My coach is 86-years-old, has a doctorate degree, and hes trained Olympic medalists. If he says Im ready, then Im ready. So, I guess Ive learned to trust the work.

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If youre among the estimated 8million vegetarians and 1 million vegans in the United States, dont think that you have to stick close to home to maintain a plant-based diet. A growing number of resources online and on the ground, as well as changes in the hospitality industry, are making veg-friendly travel easier than ever before.

I actually believe that travel is more fun as a vegan, said Wendy Werneth, a native Alabamian who has lived in Europe since 1999, first in Switzerland and now in Portugal. For one thing, vegan travel is like a treasure hunt, a fun challenge. At first, I thought Id starve looking for sustenance, but the reality is I find too many things to try them all.

Werneth initially feared that traveling while vegan would be difficult and stressful. During a trial vegan trip to Greece in 2014, she discovered that vegan travel was not only doable, it was enjoyable. Since I had all these fears and misconceptions, I knew that other people out there had the same concerns, said Werneth, who guides fellow travelers with insights and tips at the Nomadic Vegan, a blog for practicing and aspiring vegans.

Here are some trends and tips from Werneth and others.

Get the app: Since HappyCow.net started in 1999 as a primitive website, it has grown to become the worlds top directory of vegan, vegetarian and veg-friendly restaurants around the world. Travelers can use it for advance planning and, while on the road, let HappyCows mobile app steer them to the nearest options.

The Santa Monica, Calif.-based site, with 157,000 registered members who have left more than 212,000 reviews, continues to grow by about 20 percent each year, said spokesman Ken Spector. HappyCows nearly 57,000 listings also include retreats and lodging, bakeries and farmers markets. It recently teamed up with Werneth to publish the sites free guide, 9 Steps for Easy Vegan Travel.

Splurge: High-end hotels, while they might not mention the V-word, are increasingly catering to their vegetarian and vegan customers. Without a doubt, theres more movement in that direction, said Paul Eyers, who with his wife, Caryl, writes the blog Vegan Food Quest, which includes luxury hotel reviews. The couple left Britain for Southeast Asia four years ago and are now based in Cambodia. Youve already got eastern religion and western animal compassion, he said, and now people are turning to veganism because of health and environmental concerns.

Eyers, who also advises properties (and their restaurants) on catering to vegans, says that little things can go a long way. High-end hotels, which usually ask for your preferences ahead of time, should know youre vegan, so they shouldnt leave chocolate on pillows or milk in the fridge, he said. If I go into a room and theres fruit, soy milk and a butter alternative, I know they understand my diet, and that makes me confident in the hotel in general.

Research local cuisine: Even cuisines that have a reputation for being extraordinarily difficult for vegans and vegetarians still dish up plenty of surprises if you dig deep enough, Werneth said. Spain, for example known for its cured meats and seafood has gazpacho, vegetable paella and a huge selection of vegan tapas. France famous for cheese and rich beef flavors has vegan specialties such as socca, a savory pancake made from chickpea flour that is hugely popular in the southern part of the country.

Researching vegan options, she said, offered her a new way to approach different cultures and cuisines, many of which she explores in her recently published book Veggie Planet: Uncover the Vegan Treasures Hiding in Your Favorite World Cuisines. For instance, she said, there are a lot of what I call accidentally vegan dishes in the Greek cuisine because of religious restrictions in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Network: Werneth, Spector and Eyers all recommend that travelers research destinations before traveling, including connecting with local vegans via such outlets as Facebook, Couchsurfing, Airbnb, Meetup, local blogs and vegan restaurants and festivals.

State your needs: Once at your destination, introduce yourself as vegan wherever you stay and eat. When confronting a language barrier, Spector recommended using Google Translates photo scanner (for menus) and also showing pictures of veg-friendly dishes. In case you run out of options, bring your own vegan snacks and a stash of vitamins and also carry containers, plastic bags and minimal eating utensils to set up your own kitchen.

Above all, the experts say, bring an open mind and an open heart, staying curious, respectful and positive, especially when eating fully vegan is not possible. The whole point of the vegan movement is to create a more peaceful and compassionate world, Werneth said. I think its counterproductive to negatively focus on those small things that might not be vegan. Id rather that 98 percent of what Im eating is vegan and that Im setting a positive example in the hopes that that is going to encourage more people to give veganism a try. Thats going to help a lot more animals in the end.

Book a vegan tour: Donna Zeigfinger, who is celebrating 20 years of running Greenearth Travel in Cabin John, Md., recently pored over her notes to prepare an anniversary timeline. Wow, has it gotten so much easier to find vegan options, she said. Still, some people think theyre going to starve to death if they travel vegan and theyre freaked out. Thats where I come in.

About 40 percent of Zeigfingers work these days is arranging custom vegetarian and vegan-friendly trips. For the rest, she collaborates with vegan tour and cruise companies with jaunts to destinations including Indonesia, India, Croatia, Italy and Ireland. Closer to home, shes offering a package-deal trip to the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles baseball game on Sept. 26 for PNC Parks first vegan event.

Werneth, meanwhile, next year will lead tours in Italy and Portugal with Veg Jaunts and Journeys, a new company based in Asheville, N.C., whose trips often include vegan cooking classes and festivals, as well as visits to vegan-friendly stores. Owner Kim Giovacco also offers customized travel planning.

Pick veg-friendly destinations: HappyCow recently released its first Top-10 list of vegan-friendly cities worldwide determined by number of offerings, population density and the staffs impression of the overall vegan-friendliness of the city. Winners, starting with first place, are: Berlin; Los Angeles; Warsaw; Taipei, Taiwan; New York City; Singapore; London; Tel Aviv; Portland, Ore.; and San Francisco.

I think Europe has seen the most tremendous growth, Spector said. Berlin has had a massive explosion, and of really high quality. In Warsaw, Poland, I had some of the best vegan food Ive had in Europe. They have two vegan sushi restaurants that are phenomenal. Im even speaking at a vegan event in Kiev.

Spector, a frequent visit to the District, noted that the Washington area has considerable room for growth, but he praised several spots, including HipCityVeg, NuVegan Cafe, Shouk and Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats.

HappyCow has been invited to dozens of vegan fairs and festivals around the world, which Spector said are growing in number and size. I remember going to vegan events with 200 or maybe 500 people; now its up to 30,000, he said. Im going to vegan event in China; theyre expecting 35,000.

Daniel is a writer based in the Netherlands. Her website is bydianedaniel.com.

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KING 5 HealthLink , KING 4:17 PM. PDT September 01, 2017

All vinegar is created equal, choose the one that tastes good to you.

Many are concerned about nutrition and good health habits, often looking for something extra to help.

Vinegar has been said to have many benefits, from weight loss to glowing skin, but is it truly a magic elixir? A nutrition specialist explains useful information about vinegar.

So before you add it to your diet, you need to understand what the active ingredient in vinegar is.

"All vinegar is made from wine or apple cider and fermented by bacteria. So there's not a whole lot of extra steps in there. The bacteria ferment the sugars and make acidic acid. If you include it in a healthy meal pattern, it's great, but it's not a magic bullet, says Eileen Fitzpatrick, DrPH, and chair of the Nutrition Science Department at Sage Colleges.

Vinegar has been touted as a health aid since the 1800s says, Fitzpatrick. While apple cider vinegar is capturing most of the attention nowadays, Fitzpatrick says to select the vinegar you prefer. The benefits are the same across the board.

One such benefit: It's moderately effective in controlling blood sugar levels.

"There's some evidence that the acidic acid interferes with the enzyme that breaks down starch in the gut, which make it a little more like fiber and that may be why you don't get that rise in blood sugar after a starchy meal," says Fitzpatrick.

A salad dressed with oil and vinegar, eaten with that starchy meal, is what Fitzpatrick recommends. This way you're also adding more vegetables to your diet.

Vinegar consumption may also help, although minimally, with weight loss.

"It was a Japanese study, and it did show that 2 to 4 pounds of weight loss over 12 weeks," says Fitzpatrick.

Because vinegar is an acid, don't take it straight. One to two tablespoons in eight ounces of water once a day is sufficient, and you need to drink it along with a starchy meal for blood sugar control.

Which brings us back to Fitzpatrick's recommendation; use vinegar on a salad and choose the type you prefer.

"I think there's no point in doing it unless it tastes good," says Fitzpatrick.

Versatile vinegar is useful for cleaning and disinfecting too. Many use it for preserving food because its thought to kill E. coli.

So if it doesnt fit into your taste palette, there are many other benefits beyond a healthy diet.

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Warren Buffett celebrated this his 87th birthday Wednesday, with help from (or in spite of) McDonald's (MCD) , Utz, See's Chocolates, Dairy Queen and Coca-Cola (KO) .

The Oracle of Omaha has an estimated net worth of more than $70 billion, ranking him among the top five richest men in the world. Yet, the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) CEO's private life has been defined more by comfort than conspicuous spending. He still lives in the same home he bought in 1958 for $31,500, which amounts to little more than $260,000 in 2017 dollars.

"My life couldn't be happier," Buffett said a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder's meeting in 2014. "In fact, it'd be worse if I had six or eight houses. So, I have everything I need to have, and I don't need any more."

However, what Buffett eats is just as interesting as how he spends his money. In 2015, in a lengthy discussion with Fortune, Buffett noted that he is "one-quarter Coca-Cola." While he only owns 9% of the Coca-Cola company itself, he says that a quarter of the estimated 2,700 calories he consumes each day come from the five Coca-Cola products he drinks each day. That includes original-recipe Coca-Cola consumed at work and the Cherry Coke he drinks at home.

Buffet will have a Coca-Cola with a breakfast of potato sticks made by Utz of Hanover, Pa., and will occasionally sub in a bowl of ice cream. However, Buffett has also stated in the HBO documentary Becoming Warren Buffett that he also pops into a local McDonald's each morning for breakfast. Before he ventures out, he tells his wife how much money to put in a cup in his car and, in exact change, buys breakfast based on how the stock market is performing.

"When I'm not feeling quite so prosperous, I might go with the $2.61, which is two sausage patties, and then I put them together and pour myself a Coke," he told director Peter Kunhardt in the documentary. "$3.17 is a bacon, egg and cheese biscuit, but the market's down this morning, so I'll pass up the $3.17 and go with the $2.95 [sausage, egg and cheese]."

This isn't a habit he restricts to breakfast, either. When he took Microsoft founder Bill Gates to lunch a few years ago, he decided on McDonald's as the venue. The result made it into Bill and Melinda Gates'2017 annual letter.

"Remember the laugh we had when we traveled together to Hong Kong and decided to get lunch at McDonald's?" Bill wrote. "You offered to pay, dug into your pocket, and pulled out coupons!"

But Buffett's diet doesn't make him cheap. In fact, it's cost him quite a bit of money in the past. Buffett bought See's Candies for $25 million in 1972 not just because he saw potential in it, but because he loved its nut fudge and peanut brittle. Buffett bought Dairy Queen for $585 million in 1997 not just for its low overhead and growth potential, but because he enjoys it himself.

"What I usually get is a sundae," Buffett told Yahoo Finance."I get the small sundae for the ice cream and the extra large sundae for the topping. So I mean, I just smother in the cherry topping and then pour a lot of nuts on it."

In fact, if you go to Omaha, you can visit Buffett's McDonald's, Dairy Queen and favorite steakhouse, Gorat's, and eat like a billionaire for less than $50. But should you? Last year, through journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, a Berkshire Hathaway investor questioned Buffett's investment in Coca-Cola, saying it contributes to roughly 137,000 deaths a year from diabetes, 45,000 deaths from heart disease, and a few more thousand a year from cancer. A year earlier, Bill Ackman said Buffett's investment in Coca-Cola was immoral.

Buffett's answer? "There's no evidence that I will any better reach 100 if I had lived on broccoli and water," he said.

That doesn't necessarily mean that eating 2,700 calories of fast food, soda and snacks will get you to 87 years old.

Jessica Weneger, a registered dietitian in Buffett's hometown of Omaha, notes that it's difficult to hand out blanket nutrition recommendations without knowing Buffett's other eating habits, his medical diagnosis and what his current exercise plan looks like. Based on Buffett's own estimate of 2,700 calories per day, Wegener says that there is always a concern that it could lead to weight issues and obesity, which in turn can lead to chronic disease. She also says that high caloric content could also simply be a byproduct of unconscious overeating.

"I believe that no one can follow a diet of food that they don't like," Wegener says. "I would suggest decreasing total intake of higher calorie and saturated fat foods by eating smaller portions of his current favorites and add more fruits and vegetables to go alongside to balance out his less nutritious food choices. I would also discuss how he feels to find out if his diet could be effecting his overall health and wellness."

Buffett has made attempts to explain his high-sugar, high-salt diet in the past. In 2015, for example, he told Fortune, "I checked the actuarial tables, and the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds. So I decided to eat like a six-year-old. It's the safest course I can take." However, when a writer from Fusion attempted to eat like Buffett -- including his dinner favorite of chicken-fried steak with mashed potatoes and a strawberry malt -- she was sickened after one day. Omaha dietitian Wegener notes that dietary habits vary widely by individuals and that what works for Buffett, or even those who follow the kale trail and turn green just looking at what he eats in a day, won't necessarily work for others.

"For those people who use the excuse that Warren Buffett does it, I would encourage them to assess their current health, how they feel, their relationship with food and to not compare themselves to anyone, as no one has the same genetic make up that they do, unless they have an identical twin," Wegener says. "Each person needs to follow the plan or type of eating style that works best for them."

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Hot mama alert!

Jessie James Decker has a smokin' hot bodand she's finally opening up about her diet and fitness secrets. The mom of two and star of Eric and Jessie knows that it's hard to eat right and exercise, that's why she swears by the South Beach Diet and just 20 minutes of circuits every day.

"It's tough, but I think the great thing about South Beach [Diet] is that I have the food at my home and I keep the snacks with me," she shared. "But the great thing is even if you don't have South Beach physically in your hands, you can still do South Beach."

"It's heavy proteins, It's veggies and It's very low carbs. That's the philosophy I used to lose all of my baby weight," the songstress explained. "And so when I am on the road, I do grab the bars and the snacks to stay on top of it, that way I don't grab like a bag of Cheetos or something."

She continued, "It's really easy and you don't have to give up everything that you love. That's the important part. If you starve yourself, you're just going to go crazy."It takes more than simply eating right to get abs like those. So what is her go to exercise routine?

"I always say, you just need 20 minutes a day. That is it. 20 minutes to do really fast circuits and you can bring some weights with you to work. I don't know, sneak where you are. I'll do it in the hotel room," she shared. "There is many places you can do this, but you can write a list of little circuits to do, like 20 jumping jacks, 10 push ups, and you just do it over and over and over again until you break a sweat. 20 minutes, that's all you need."

Even her professional athlete husband Eric Decker has trouble keeping up with her! "She's very athletic. We did a workout with my trainer not too long ago and I'm huffing and puffing and she's just like, "Okay, what's next?"' he revealed.

"I'm just a little energizer bunny, I just have a lot of energy," Jessie explained. "I'm going to be that little old lady that's just like walking around and just like full of energy, probably with bright red hair or something crazy."

Even with their focused commitment tohealthy eating and exercise, they still indulge in the occasional cheat day. "My cheat days are bread, bread, bread and cookies. I love bread! I have these little cheese trays at home," Jessie dished.

As for Eric, fatty foods is the way to go. "Donuts. Donuts and cake," the NFL star revealed. "He cheats all day long and his body still looks like this," Jessie joked. "He could eat like 6,000 calories a day if he wanted and nothing would happen to him."

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Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco opened up about how she maintains a healthy diet in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly on Wednesday, August 30.

The 31-year-old actress, who partnered with Panera Bread to help introduce their new craft beverage station, revealed that she eats mostly clean, unprocessed foods. I haven't been eating that much meat lately, she told Us. So I'm kind of into tofu, which is a new thing for me and a lot of vegetables.

The star went on to say that she tries to avoid sugary drinks due to their high calorie content. I do think we forget how many calories are even in just like a juice no one realizes it's hundreds of calories!

As an alternative, the 8 Simple Rules alum turns to ice tea from Panera Bread as a low calorie substitution.

But the Wedding Ringer actress does allow herself to indulge. I do cheat. I love pizza every once in a while and honestly I love a soda every once in a while a real Cola! Until I saw that there were 17 spoonfuls of sugar in it and now I'm like, OK, maybe one sip and then throw it out.

And while the animal lover recognizes that its nice to occasionally indulge in junk food, she quipped: No one eats a giant meal and burger and a soda and feels great after. You feel good when it's happening.

When the California native does indulge, she told Us she prefers to dine at restaurants that display their calorie content upfront. I think it's nice when it's in front of your face. You know exactly the calories, you know what's going in, so it keeps you a little bit more accountable.

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A healthy diet not only does a body good; it can nourish your brain as well.

Remember to include omega-3 fatty acids in your diet, which may lower your risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found.

Theres so much evidence this type of fat is good for you, NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar vowed to find more ways to incorporate it into her routine.

I decided today, I think Im going to start, she said.

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You can find omega-3s in oil that collects in the fatty tissue of cold-water fish, like salmon, mackerel, herring, lake trout and sardines, or in plant sources, such as walnuts.

If you're a fan of salmon, remember to opt for the wild-caught Alaska kind, which has the least contaminants. Its available from late spring until early fall.

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Omega-3 fatty acids are good for your heart, too: They reduce the risk of abnormal heartbeats, reduce your triglyceride levels, slow the growth rate of plaque in your arteries and lower blood pressure, the American Heart Association says. AHA recommends eating fatty fish often a staple in the diets of people who live long, healthy lives at least twice a week. Eating a handful of walnuts every day could have similar benefits, experts say.

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Dear Doctor: Are there foods and drinks that can help firm up loose stool, so that there isn't an occasional "surprise" when passing gas? Probiotics haven't helped, and multiple tests have proven negative for anything but chronic inflammation.

Dear Reader: We're glad to hear that your doctor has ruled out a medical cause for your experience with loose stools. And since you haven't referenced diarrhea, we'll assume that's not relevant to the issue you're having.

In many cases, this is the result of something in the diet, so let's start with the basics of digestion.

For the most part, digestion is a "wet" process. Food goes into our mouths and we chew, adding saliva to substances that, to some degree or other, already contain moisture. In the stomach, the chewed food gets further broken down by powerful acids, which deliver a liquid slurry to the small intestine.

Here, digestive juices from the pancreas, liver and intestine finish the dismantling process. The digested nutrients are then absorbed by the walls of the small intestine, where they enter the blood and are delivered to the rest of the body.

As the waste products that are left behind begin to move through the large intestine, the stool is formed. The job of the large intestine is to absorb water from these waste products, along with any stray nutrients. This process changes the waste from a liquid form into the firm mass of the stool. This is then stored in the rectum until a bowel movement occurs.

The upshot is that loose stool is the result of excess water that was not removed by the large intestine. Since illness and infection aren't the cause, let's look at diet.

Dietary sugars, which can increase the absorption of water, may exacerbate loose stools. That's in part because sugar is hygroscopic, which means it attracts and absorbs water. In addition, some people lack adequate enzymes to digest certain sugars. These sugars can include sorbitol, which is found in prunes, peaches and apples; mannitol, which is found in pineapples and asparagus; and xylitol, a sugar present in lettuce and strawberries. Each of these can have a laxative effect. The sugars in wine and beer can cause loose stools, as can lactose, the sugar found in milk products.

Caffeinated beverages, fried foods, fatty meats and additives like MSG and artificial sweeteners can also cause problems. In fact, for many individuals who experience digestive problems, the question may be not what to add to your diet, but what to eliminate from it.

If you're up for it, you might try an addition diet. Start with a small but nutritious range of foods that result in normal bowel movements. Think lean meats, small portions of vegetables, and potassium-rich foods like bananas. Then, one by one, begin to expand the range of foods in your diet. There are probably certain foods that your body absorbs better than others.

By proceeding slowly and keeping a food diary, you may be able to pinpoint the culprits and tailor your diet to your specific needs.

Send your questions to askthedoctors@mednet.ucla.edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o Media Relations, UCLA Health, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA, 90095.

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