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The Victorias Secret Fashion Show is a yearly spectacle. But while it may look easythe preparation sounds impossible.

YouTubers Candace Lowry and Michelle Khare tried the diet Victorias Secret models do leading up to the fashion show. They did two days of the models typical diet," recommended by their dietician, and then two days of the liquid diet theyre also allegedlydo.

For this, Lowry says the models do nine full days of just having protein smoothies, egg whites,a gallon of water, and work out twice a day. So thats what they did.

Day one started off with a promising combination of Oatmeal and eggwhites, fruit and greek yogurt. A lot of workouts and salads followed. And then, just liquids.

Khare said:

I am tired, just really really tired, because on this Victoria's Secret diet I can't really eat the things I want to eat. After I train I want to reward myself and instead I'm cooking vegetables right now as a snack. I guess that's the life of a model.

After the diet, she said:

The first two days, which were the regular diet days, were very manageable.

Lowry added:

Then, days three and four (egg whites and liquids only) , I had no energy.

Khare said:

It was really about survival. I had trouble sleeping too, because I was so hungry. It doesn't feel sustainable. It's not a healthy way to lose weight. No one, as a regular person, would go through this. And the models are supposed to represent thepeople buying the clothes, who are regular people.

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A diet high in fat is considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, as it can lead to weight gain, diabetes, and other harmful conditions. New research, however, suggests that it may be possible to offset some of this risk by incorporating cinnamon in the diet.

Researchers found that rats fed a high-fat diet supplemented with cinnamon for 12 weeks gained less weight and abdominal fat and had healthier blood levels of fat, sugar, and insulin, when compared with rodents fed a high-fat diet without cinnamon.

Study co-author Vijaya Juturu, Ph.D., of OmniActive Health Technologies Inc in Morrison, NJ, and colleagues recently presented their findings at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology/Peripheral Vascular Disease 2017 Scientific Sessions, held in Minneapolis, MN.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an umbrella term for conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels, including heart attack, stroke, and heart disease.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States, killing around 610,000 people every year.

Diet plays a major role in CVD. An unhealthful diet - such as one high in fat - can cause obesity, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and other conditions that raise the risk of poor cardiovascular health.

According to Juturu, research has shown that cinnamon - a spice derived from the bark of trees from the Cinnamomum genus - contains a polyphenol that has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which may reduce some of the risk factors for CVD caused by poor diet.

For their study, the researchers set out to investigate whether cinnamon might help to reduce the harms associated with a high-fat diet.

For 12 weeks, the researchers fed rats a high-fat diet supplemented with cinnamon and compared them with rodents that were fed a high-fat diet without the spice (the controls).

The team found that rats whose diets were supplemented with cinnamon weighed less and developed less abdominal fat than those fed a high-fat diet without the spice. Rats fed a high-fat diet with cinnamon also had healthier blood glucose and insulin concentrations, as well as better lipid profiles, than the controls.

Additionally, the researchers found that rats that received cinnamon had fewer molecules associated with the storing of fat, as well as increased levels of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant molecules.

Antioxidants protect against oxidative stress, which is an imbalance of free radicals that has been associated with numerous health conditions, including heart attack and heart disease.

Based on their findings, Juturu and colleagues believe that cinnamon may decrease the damaging effects of a high-fat diet.

The team concludes:

"These results suggest CNM [cinnamon] supplementation reduces hyperlipidemia, inflammation, and oxidative stress through activating transcription factors (SREBP-1c, LXR-, NF-B, and Nrf2) and anti-oxidative defense signaling pathway."

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I started wondering about diets lately.

By wondering, I mean, wondering why everyone else is on one and Im not. I probably should be. Most everyone I know is on one of the following: The Caveman diet (they call it Paleo but I call it caveman). They can only eat meat and lettuce. I tried this once. I think I lasted a full day but I really dont remember. It could have been just half of that. There's the Green-only cleansing diet. I have several friends doing this. I have no idea what that entails, but I assume it is the same diet as above only without the animals(or meat). Anything green is cool.

Im good with that for the most part. Once, I ate only orange stuff all day. Not on purpose, it just turned out that carrots, oranges and Diet Sunkist were the only things I had handy. Dont ask me why thats not a real diet. If there is a green-only regimen, why cant there be an orange one? My guess is because people would figure out that Cheetos and cheese crackers are also orange and that would wreck everything. Who knows?

Daughter No. 1is always saying she cant eat anything white. Bread, rice, pasta, all that is a no. Id have to rule that one out because Im sure white chocolate would not be allowed, andthe minute you tell me I cant have it, all Id want is that.

Daughter No. 2became a vegetarian, but that was after she became a vegan. She went through that one in high school and it nearly killed me. There are only so many frozen, black bean veggie burgers with no animal broth added that one can consume. Andshe considered kale a necessity. Kale that we bought, but never figured out how to make properly. So, then it became brown kale. Brown stuff was not allowed on someones diet, but I cant remember which one.

I probably could start my own diet plan. Wed call it the Society diet. You know, it would sort of remind you of the Hollywood diet. If you follow the Society diet, you basically survive on hors doeurves and wine or whatever cocktail you like when you go out.

This diet also reminds me of the movie "Mermaids" with Cher and Winona Ryder.Remember that scene where she cant make any real food at home because she only knows how to make hors doeuvers? She even has to cut her kids sandwiches into little stars. I totally get that now.

Sugar is allowed on the Society diet because, well, it is in almost everything and it is impolite to turn it down in some circles.

Then,during Lent and the months of June and July, you dont go out at all and youlive on salad and vitamin water. That pretty much makes up for the rest of the year.

Im kidding, of course. Please dont try this at home unless you are a highly trained professional.

I think I prefer Ms. Ella Meaux's diet. She retired from Borden's after 56 years, at the age of 86. She said sheate ice cream every day. All I cansay is,Ms. Ella,whatever you did, it worked, so carry on!

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The mayor of Seattle has altered the rules of his proposed soda tax whichwould fund education for minoritiesto include diet drinks because affluent white people tend toconsume them more.

Mayor Ed Murray of the staunchly liberal Seattle cityoriginally proposed the soda tax during hisstate of the city address in February.Under hisinitial plan, distributors of sugarydrinks would have to pay 2 cents per ounce.

It would cover sodas such as Coke and Pepsi, energy drinks like Red Bull, fruit drinks, sweetened teas and bottled coffees such as those sold by Starbucks.

The Mayorclaimed the tax would bring $16 million in revenue thatwould be spent on education programs aimed at reducing disparities between the citys white students and students of color.

But the mayor has updated the plan after the staff of the mayors office told him that the tax would actually disproportionatelyfall on poor minorities, who have higher rates of soda consumption than white residents.

Murray changed the bill, lowering the levy to 1.75 cents per ounce and included diet drinks because they are by favored by affluent white city residents, despite the fact that most diet drinks have no calories and therefore dont contribute to obesity.

According to Reason, taxing diet drinks has become an issue of equality to the mayor because they more likely to be consumed by upper middle class white people and therefore must be taxed as a way to fightwhite privileged institutionalized racism.

The white privilege tax may be a distraction for Murray, whos facing accusations from four men that he paid for sex and sexually abused them in the 1980s when they were teen boys. A high profile lawsuit from one of the men filed last month claims thatMurray raped and molested him over several years, beginning in 1986 when the man was a 15-year-old high-school dropout.Murray has denied the accusations.

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Kris Wartelle Society & Causes Reporter(Photo: The Advertiser)

I started wondering about diets lately.

By wondering, I mean, wondering why everyone else is on one and Im not. I probably should be. Most everyone I know is on one of the following: The Caveman diet (they call it Paleo but I call it caveman). They can only eat meat and lettuce. I tried this once. I think I lasted a full day but I really dont remember. It could have been just half of that. There's the Green-only cleansing diet. I have several friends doing this. I have no idea what that entails, but I assume it is the same diet as above only without the animals(or meat). Anything green is cool.

Im good with that for the most part. Once, I ate only orange stuff all day. Not on purpose, it just turned out that carrots, oranges and Diet Sunkist were the only things I had handy. Dont ask me why thats not a real diet. If there is a green-only regimen, why cant there be an orange one? My guess is because people would figure out that Cheetos and cheese crackers are also orange and that would wreck everything. Who knows?

Daughter No. 1is always saying she cant eat anything white. Bread, rice, pasta, all that is a no. Id have to rule that one out because Im sure white chocolate would not be allowed, andthe minute you tell me I cant have it, all Id want is that.

Daughter No. 2became a vegetarian, but that was after she became a vegan. She went through that one in high school and it nearly killed me. There are only so many frozen, black bean veggie burgers with no animal broth added that one can consume. Andshe considered kale a necessity. Kale that we bought, but never figured out how to make properly. So, then it became brown kale. Brown stuff was not allowed on someones diet, but I cant remember which one.

I probably could start my own diet plan. Wed call it the Society diet. You know, it would sort of remind you of the Hollywood diet. If you follow the Society diet, you basically survive on hors doeurves and wine or whatever cocktail you like when you go out.

This diet also reminds me of the movie "Mermaids" with Cher and Winona Ryder.Remember that scene where she cant make any real food at home because she only knows how to make hors doeuvers? She even has to cut her kids sandwiches into little stars. I totally get that now.

Sugar is allowed on the Society diet because, well, it is in almost everything and it is impolite to turn it down in some circles.

Then,during Lent and the months of June and July, you dont go out at all and youlive on salad and vitamin water. That pretty much makes up for the rest of the year.

Im kidding, of course. Please dont try this at home unless you are a highly trained professional.

I think I prefer Ms. Ella Meaux's diet. She retired from Borden's after 56 years, at the age of 86. She said sheate ice cream every day. All I cansay is,Ms. Ella,whatever you did, it worked, so carry on!

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"'Think thin' is not a slogan we need associated with a fierce warrior," the Mary Sue states. Ahead of Wonder Woman's release in theaters next month, the superhero film has entered into a promotional partnership with thinkThin, maker of diet products.

Unsurprisingly, people see some problems with the first major female-led superhero film being tied to weight-loss snacks. Wonder Woman should be an "opportunity to ... celebrate the female form not as a subject of desire but a source of power," Salon argues.

And the Daily Dot says linking Wonder Woman to thinkThin focuses attention on her appearance instead of her actions, doing a disservice to a "feminist icon." There had already been a lot of focus on Wonder Woman's body, with Gal Gadot being called "too skinny" when she was cast in 2013.

Add to that a thinkThin survey identifying invisibility as women's most desired superpowerMary Sue argues it highlights a "hard to ignore" link between diet messages aimed at women and a desire to have their body disappear entirelyand Wonder Woman has become an example of the "unrealistic standards" women have to deal with: Be strong like the Amazonian warrior, but make sure you maintain the thin figure that society deems attractive.

(This Cosmo weight-loss article infuriated Twitter.)

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Weve all had dreams of living on the Mediterranean. Blue waters, white sand, and mountains looking fake in the background. But TBH, what were really dreaming about is the food: fresh-caught fish, perfect al dente pasta, handpicked vegetables, creamy cheeses. All foods that are are included on the ever-so-popular Mediterranean diet. You know, the one dietitians, health gurus, and Pinterest boards are all gaga over. And so are we.

Mostly because, well, it's really not a diet.(Diets are the worst!) It's a lifestyle. Forget strict calorie counting or staying within macronutrient guidelines. Instead, this way of eating focuses on getting in plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, olive oil, and grains. Pasta is, of course, one of these grains (insert *praise hands emoji*), providing plant-based proteins and boasting a low glycemic index (meaning less chance of a blood sugar spike and crash). Moderate amounts of fish, poultry, dairy, eggs, and alcohol, mainly in the form of red wine, are also included in the diet. (This just keeps getting better.)Meat, dairy, and processed sugars are on the don't-eat-it-every-day list.

When it comes to its health benefits, the proof is in the pudding (err... the olive tapenade). Research shows that people who live near the Mediterranean Sea and follow their old-school eating patterns face fewer health woes including heart disease, diabetes, and depression. The lifestyle can also seriously help with weight loss.

Before you pack your bags and move to Italy or a sunny Greek isle (although, #goals) to reap the life-prolonging perks of the Mediterranean diet, you can eat like an Italian simply by loading up your grocery cart with these Mediterranean-inspired staples. Cook up the combos below for a weeks worth of healthy Mediterranean diet-approved meals.

Fish + Spinach + Almonds Plate it: Top a plate of baby spinach with chunks of grilled fish, sliced almonds, and a drizzle of olive oil and red wine vinegar.

Pasta + Mozzarella + Cherry tomatoes Plate it: Toss cooked pasta with chopped mozzarella, halved tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and a couple pinches salt.

Chickpeas + Cherry Tomatoes + Spinach Plate it: In a saucepan, combine tomatoes and chickpeas with a splash of red wine vinegar;simmer 15 minutes and then stir in baby spinach.

Chicken + Chickpeas + Almonds Plate it: In a bowl, combine grilled chicken with olive oil mayonnaise (or just olive oil), canned chickpeas, chopped almonds, and fresh lemon juice; stuff into whole-grain pitas.

Pasta + Chicken + Parsley Plate it: Toss cooked pasta with grilled chicken, chopped parsley, and fresh lemon juice.

Dried Cherries + Fish + Parsley Plate it: Simmer dried cherries with a splash of balsamic vinegar and grated lemon zest until saucy. Plate a handful of spinach topped with grilled fish, parsley, and cherry sauce.

Pasta + Mozzarella + Dried cherries Plate it: Toss cooked pasta with fresh mozzarella, dried cherries, olive oil, and a couple pinches salt and pepper. For more protein, add in some fish or chicken.

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When trying to achieve a fit bod like Chris Pratt, sweets are a big no-no, but his costar Karen Gillan says it doesnt mean he isnt thinking about it.

The Guardiansof the Galaxy Vol. 2actress told People Now thatPratt, 37, isvery dedicated with his eating.

Oh my goodness, hes regimented so thats great, but I know all he wants is a doughnut, she says.

Pratt, who has been sharing his strict diet on Instagram through a series he named Whats My Snack?, has been keeping in shapefor filming both of his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World 2.

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Other than the sushi and olive oil pistachio cakehes posted on Instagram, Gillan says she always sees him eating meat or a banana or apple with almond butter.

And thanks to Zoe Saldana, we all know what else hes daydreaming about eating.

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Gluten-free diets have become one of the nations most popular diet trends, but for those who dont actually have celiac disease, the diet could increase the risk for heart attacks.

The findings come froma new study published Tuesday in the British Medical Journal spearheaded by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

Scientists examinedmore than 100,000 men and women (all U.S. health professionals without history of heart disease) whocompleted a detailed food questionnaire beginning in 1986 and updated it every four years until 2010.

The questionnaire offered scientists a look at participants gluten intake, which the researchers used to divide them into five groups from low gluten intake to high gluten intake to ultimately calculate how likely they were to develop heart disease over approximately 26 years.

The one limitation of the study is that it couldnt account for non-celiacs with a very low-gluten orgluten-free diet.

The results revealed those in the high intake group had similar rates of heart disease thanpeople in the low intake group, concluding that those who avoid eating gluten by choice and not due to a condition like celiac disease aren't actually helping their cardiovascular systems.

In fact, researchers said, gluten-free diets may end up causing harm.

This is because people with restricted gluten intake often eat a diet high in refined grains, but low in fiber-rich whole grains, which are tied to lower heart risk.

"We can't say with certainty that this is a cause-and-effect association," study investigator Andrew Chantold HealthDay. But, he said, "For the vast majority of people who can tolerate it, restricting gluten to improve your overall health is likely not to be a beneficial strategy, and based on the data, consuming a low-gluten diet specifically for heart health doesnt appear warranted, either, he said.

Another study researcher, Peter H.R. Green, said anytime someone eliminates entirecategories of food theyve been used to eating, theres a risk of nutritional deficiencies.

"Unless people are very careful, a gluten-free diet can lack vitamins, minerals and fiber, he said.

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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 athletes in different sports eat on a daily basis to perform at their best. Heres a look at the daily diet of Nets guard Jeremy Lin, who spent most of the season recovering from injury.

This wasn't the season Jeremy Linenvisioned when he signed with the Brooklyn Nets last summer. With an opportunity to start, and returning to the city where he rose to prominence, he foresaw proving himself capable of leading the Nets back to respectability. (And all while continuing to push the boundaries of his mane.) Instead, he missed 46 games due to hamstring and ankle injuries. So, we caught up with the point guard to discuss a season where the focus was mostly on recovery and rest, and what he learned along the way.

GQ: On most game days, there might be a shootaround in the morning and a lot of guys dont get meals in their body until right before the game and afterwards. Are you the same way?

Jeremy Lin: Mostly, I just have two meals before the game. It does change from two to three meals, depending on when I wake up. I definitely eat in the morning, and in the afternoon and once before the game for sure. If Im up early, Ill have an even earlier breakfast.With any meal, it's justclean everything; lean proteins, veggies and clean, good carbs.

So whats an earlier breakfast look like?

Something light, like a ham, onion and avocado omelet.

I did see your tweet a couple of weeks ago about dreaming about In-N-Out Burger. How much not-so-good performance food do you allow yourself to have throughout the season?

Im still thinking about it. With that, I think its all about timing and you have to be smart about when you do that. So usually, if I have a cheat meal, it will be after a game or if there are days in between games. You dont want to have a cheat meal right before a game. Even the night before (a game), you still have to be careful because you could be putting something in your system that would inflame your body and make you feel sluggish the next day.

Have you found a go-to spot to eat in Brooklyn?

Theres this place called Carnems. I like them a lot. They have this deliciousbone marrow and I always try and get some of that when I go. There's also thechicken and veggie stock to help with recovery. They also have really good steaks and seafood also.

Being a fan of bone marrow gives me an idea of just how broad your foodie palate is.

Oh yeah. A bunch of restaurants make it. It usually comes with bread andyou can put whatever you want on it to kind of dress it up. (Carnems) usually puts uni on there, so it usually looks like this [he shows me a photo on his phone]. You can just scoop it up, and put it on some bread and if you haven't tried it. I recommend it.

You missed a lot of time this season with injuries. How much more conscious do you have to be with what youre putting into your body while rehabbing?

I think with any injury, what you're putting in your bodyis very important because most injuries consist of some type of inflammation or swelling. Food can definitely contribute or aid in that. Also, with the rehab process, the better you eat, the less work you have to make up for. If you dont take care of your body [when youre injured], and then youre trying to get back in shape, that can create more risk of re-injury that can create a longer rehab process and create a lot more issues. You don't want that.

With an extended offseason and the injuries this season, are you going to take more time to heal your body or try and get right back into the gym?

Usually,that's all mental for me. Obviously, I need the physical rest but when my mind gets locked in to getting ready, Im ready. That usuallytakes only two to three weeks. Within two weeks, Im already really missing the game a lot.Within three weeks, it gets really bad and no matter whats going on, I just really want to toucha basketball and do anything to be around the game. I have to reallypush myself not to workout because the urge comes back pretty quickly in the offseason. So, I don't think there will be too much time off for me.

While injuries suck, it also teaches guys to really pay more attention to their bodies. Would you say thats true?

I would definitely agree with that. I think with every year you go through in the league, theres more focus on maintainingyour body. Every year, I learn a little bit more. Every year, my body changes. This year, I did a lot more sleeping. I spent a lot more time focusing on sleep. I slept more this year than I ever have in my life, in terms of any other year since being in the league. Man, I slept a lot. [laughs]

Was that a conscious effort on your part or have youjust done all you can in New York?

It was a focus of mine. I worked with Cheri Mah [Sleep Research Fellow at the UCSF Human Performance Center], and she has taught me a ton about sleep and weve done a great job with that. It has pushed me to be a better sleeper. Her studies showed that [better sleep] improves shooting percentages and performance. I had a career-high from three this season (37.2 percent). Sleep and obviouslyrecovery are two major things I focused on this year.

What are some of the specific things you had to do?

Well, she taught me like 1,000 things. [laughs] The most important thing was just the emphasis on a ton of sleep every night and remaining consistent with my sleeping routine.

What other areas did you notice improvement in with better sleeping habits?

You know its important, but you dont realize how important it really is. [Mah] was teaching me everything from deep sleep and REM Sleep. When I get the right amount of sleep, I definitely feel better during the game and throughout the day. Im more aware and it helps solidifies my memory in remembering things and patterns during the course of the game. I feel sharper and I feel better with my shot because its more in tune and in rhythm.

So, is it safe to say you'rein favor ofmore rest for players?

[Laughs] I'm in favor of getting the proper rest.

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