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Grammy-winning singer Adele has been shocking fans all year with her weight loss transformation. Back in January, the singer caused a stir after photos emerged of her looking slimmer both at Drakes costume party and on vacation with Harry Styles.

These pictures had some fans congratulating her and others concerned for her health. At the time, an inside source claimed that Adele was happy and was trying to become healthier for her son. So where is Adele on her weight loss journey now, and is she losing weight just to be skinny?

On Wednesday, May 6, Adele took to Instagram for her 32nd birthday to post the first photo shed posted since the holidays. Thank you for the birthday love. I hope youre all staying safe and sane during this crazy time. she writes, while also thanking first responders and health workers.

To go along with the sweet message is a picture of her new figure; the singer seems to have lost much more weight since the beginning of the year. A medical expert recently told Us Weekly that she estimated that Adele has lost about 150 pounds in total.

Fans and friends alike were shocked and delighted, and the photo has garnered over 10 million likes. THATS MY GIRLLLLL, gushes actor and comedian Rickey Thompson. Instagram model Olivia Pierson tells Adele in her comment that shes stunning.

However, many others were not so positive. You were more beautiful before, sorry. one fan comments.

So ummm what happened to I make music for ears not eyes boo? accuses another.

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As Adeles former London-based personal trainer, its disheartening to read negative commentary and fat-phobic accusations questioning the genuineness of her amazing weight loss. In my personal experience of working with her through many highs and lows, she always marched to the beat of her own drum on her own terms. She never undermined her God-given talent in any way. She let her incredible voice do the talking, or should I say singing! She never once pretended to be something that she wasnt. What you saw was what you got. And we all LOVED it! When Adele and I started our journey together, it was never about getting super skinny. It was about getting her healthy. Especially post pregnancy and post surgery. When 25 dropped and the tour announced, we had to get ready for a 13 month gruelling schedule. In that time, she warmed to training and made better food choices. As a result, she lost considerable weight and people took notice. Her body transformation was splashed across every media outlet. The attention it generated was mind-blowing. Since she moved to LA, its been well documented that she underwent some tough personal changes. Its only natural that with change comes a new sense of self and wanting to be your best possible version. She embraced better eating habits and committed to her fitness and is sweating! I could not be prouder or happier for her! This metamorphosis is not for album sales, publicity or to be a role model. She is doing it for herself and for Angelo. My hope is that people appreciate the hard work that Adele has done to improve herself for the benefit to her and her family only. She did not lose the weight to make others feel bad about themselves. This personal transformation has nothing to do with me or you. Its about Adele and how she wants to live her life. She has not changed from the Adele we grew up with and have loved. There is just a little less of her to go around. #adele #fabulous #strong #songbird #transformation #powerful #voice #love #rumorhasit #pt

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After that Instagram post went viral, Adeles personal trainer, Pete Geracimo, opened up in an Instagram caption about Adeles weight loss journey and what its meant to her. Geracimo acknowledges that its been disheartening to see negative comments and fat-phobic accusations about the singers weight loss and her motivations.

When Adele and I started our journey together, it was never about getting super skinny. It was about getting her healthy. Especially post pregnancy and post surgery, he clarifies for everyone wondering if Adele lost weight just for vanity.

Geracimo further clarifies that a lot of Adeles motivation to exercise came from having to maintain stamina for her 13-month gruelling tour schedule for her album 25.

In that time, she warmed to training and made better food choices. As a result, she lost considerable weight and people took notice, he states.

It appears that, despite what her critics say, Adele is losing weight as a result of a healthy lifestyle, not simply to be skinny. As for her motivation, he said: This metamorphosis is not for album sales, publicity or to be a role model. She is doing it for herself and for [her son] Angelo.

Long before her weight loss journey began, Adele had reached incredible success in the music world. Through her years making music, she has made Grammy history by being one of only two artists (the other being Christopher Cross) to win all four General Field awards, which are Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.

On top of being one of only two artists to have achieved this feat, she is the first female artist to ever do so. At the time, her song Hello had the most downloads within a single week since the digital era began.

All of Adeles career highs happened before she revealed her new svelte figure, so it seems clear that her motivation to lose weight is not rooted in feeling that she needs to be skinny to be successful. No matter what the haters say, the sources close to her have consistently stated that she wants to lose weight for her health and not for her appearance.

In the end, her body is her business. The songstress once famously said: I dont make music for eyes, I make music for ears. That statement is still valid. While her body may have changed, her music is still for fans ears and not their eyes.

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An American study has discovered the link between a sense of smell and the rolls under ones chin. In fact, the better it smells, the fewer calories we burn.

We all have that friend, that one friend who tells you about how just the smell of food makes them put on weight, before they dig into their kale packed quinoa super salad. Much as it may hurt you to strain a disingenuous laugh at your fitness-savvy friend, there may actually be some truth to their done to death office room joking.

Researchers at the University of California Berkeley have found that obese mice who have lost their sense of smell do in fact lose weight.

Surely thats because without their ability to sniff out their delicious fatty food which one can only assume is some kind of deep-fried cheese, and not the local RatDonalds, or similar rodent-based fast-food chain bulkier mice lose any desire to eat their problems away, right?

Interestingly enough, thats not exactly right.

These nostril-y lacking mice ate just as much fatty food as their normally smelling peers, yet only the mice that retained their sense of smell gained any weight. Whats more, mice that were given a boosted sense of smell perhaps the most useless superpower one could ever hope for grew even fatter on the same high-fat diet than ordinarily nosed mice.

This suggests that the odour of our food has great importance in how our bodies deal with calories. If you were to lose your ability to smell your food, much like our rodent friends above, your body may burn it, rather than store it.

The results of this study show a key connection between the olfactory (or smell) system and regions of the brain that regulates metabolism, particularly the hypothalamus.

It should be noted, however, that the neural circuits involved are still unknown.

Cline Riera, a former UC Berkeley postdoctoral fellow now at Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, described the study as one of the first that demonstrates how we can actually alter how the brain perceives energy balance, and how the brain regulates energy balance, by manipulating olfactory inputs our noses.

Indeed, humans who lose their sense of smell because of age, injury or diseases such as Parkinsons often become anorexic, but until this point, the cause has been unclear. This is because loss of pleasure in eating also leads to depression, which in itself can cause a loss of appetite.

This study, published in this weeks Cell Metabolism journal, indicates the loss of smell itself plays a role, and suggests possible interventions for both those who have lost their sense of smell as well as those having trouble losing weight.Sensory systems play a role in metabolism, explains senior author Andrew Dillin, the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Distinguished Chair in Stem Cell Research, professor of molecular and cell biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.

Weight gain isnt purely a measure of the calories taken in; its also related to how those calories are perceived.

If we can validate this in humans, perhaps we can actually make a drug that doesnt interfere with smell but still blocks that metabolic circuitry. That would be amazing.

Riera notes that mice, like humans, are more sensitive to smells when they are hungry than after they have eaten, and that as a result, it is possible that the lack of smell tricks the body into thinking it has already eaten. While we search for food, our bodies store calories in case it is unsuccessful. Once food has been successfully found, however, our bodies feel free to burn those calories away.

In order to avoid condemning their furry friends to a scent free life, researchers made use of gene therapy to destroy olfactory neutrons in the mices noses, while sparing their stem cells.

This meant the mice would only lose their sense of smell for about three weeks, before the olfactory neutrons regret. The mice turned their beige fat cells the subcutaneous fat storage cells that accumulate around our thighs and midriffs into brown fat cells, which burn fatty acids to produce heat.

In fact, some turned almost all of their beige fat into brown fat, making them as lean as any of your workplace gym junkies.

White fat cells the storage cells that cluster around our internal organs and are associated with poor health outcomes also shrank in size.

The formerly chunky mice, which had also developed glucose intolerance a condition that leads to diabetes also regained normal glucose tolerance, in addition to their weight loss.

Its not all good news, though. The loss in smell was accompanied by a large increase in levels of the hormone noradrenaline: a stress response tied to the sympathetic nervous system.

In humans, this sustained hormone rise could lead to a heart attack.

As Dillin notes, though eliminating smell in humans wanting to lose weight would be a drastic step to take, it could be a viable alternative for morbidly obese people contemplating stomach stapling or bariatric surgery, even in spite of the increase noradrenaline line.

For that small group of people, you could wipe out their smell for maybe six months and then let the olfactory neutrons grow back, after theyve got their metabolic program reworked.

Dillon and Riera developed two different techniques in blocking the sense of smell in adult mice one involving genetically engineering mice to express a diphtheria receptor in their olfactory neutrons, which reach from the noses odour receptors to the olfactory centre in the brain.

When diphtheria toxin was sprayed into their nose, the neurons died, rendering the mouse smell-free until their stem cells regenerated them.

In method two, they engineered a benign virus to carry the receptor into olfactory cells only via inhalation. Once inhaled, the diphtheria toxin would again take down their sense of smells for around three weeks.Regardless of how the mouse lost their sense of smell, they ate the same amount of high-fat food as their scent appreciative cousins.

However, while the smell-deficient mice gained at most 10 per cent more weight going from 25-30 grams to 33 grams the stock standard mice gained about 100 per cent of their normal weight, climbing up to 60 grams and giving up any hope of a summer beach bod.

The smell-free mice retained a normal insulin sensitivity and response to glucose both of which are disrupted in metabolic disorders like obesity.

Better still, mice that were already chunky lost weight after their smell was knocked out, slimming down to the size of normal mice while still eating their high-fat diet. Only fat weight was lost, with no impact on muscle, organ or bone mass.

The UC Berkeley researchers then teamed up with colleagues in Germany who had developed a super smelling strain of mice, complete with more acute olfactory nerves, where they made the discovery of their increase in weight gain.

People with eating disorders sometimes have a hard time controlling how much food they are eating and they have a lot of cravings, explained Riera.

We think olfactory neurons are very important for controlling pleasure of food, and if we have a way to modulate this pathway, we might be able to block cravings in these people and help them with managing their food intake.

Of course, before you go rushing to your shed in hopes of removing your bothersome nose, it should be noted that research is still ongoing, and that mice are, believe it or not, not identical to your average human being.

Still, if all it takes to meet your shredding goals is a few weeks without your overrated sense of smell, it might be time to cancel that gym membership.

Again.

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Want to know Japanese hack for weight loss? Try this black soybean tea aka Kuromame tea. Read on to know more.

The number of obese people are increasing at an alarming rate. Due to sedentary life, we hardly can focus on healthy diet as well as physical activities. We know that these two are most important factors to lose weight, however, one can also rely on some hacks which come handy to shed a few pounds. Calorie deficit, intermittent and eating patterns, diet fads such as Keto are some hacks we already know. Today we are talking about a lesser-known Japanese tea which can help to promote weight loss.

Health enthusiasts must be aware of the green tea boom in Japan and how it later spread to many nations including India. However, aside from green tea, Japan has one more tea for weight loss and better health. It is prepared not from leaves but from black soybeans. As per an article published in the Journal Of Obesity, these black soybeans can treat obesity.

Black soybean, which is also known Crown Prince of Beans, contains an antioxidant called anthocyanin. As per the Journal of Medicinal Food, anthocyanin is found to limit fat absorption by increasing lipid metabolism. Being rich in fiber, the bean tea works as an appetite controller. And fewer calories means fewer fats.

This is not all, the presence of isoflavones and saponin aid to increase the rate of metabolism. And better metabolism means fat is burned faster and weight loss goal becomes easier to achieve.

Other health benefits

The polyphenol content in the soybeans work as anti-aging agents and the same helps us to look young and fresh. The concoction apparently decreases blood pressure among his hypertension patients and also lowers blood-sugar levels among his diabetic patients. It also works as a hormone regulator, decreases the chances of various heart diseases, lowers cholesterol, and reducing the risk of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).The best part of it is unlike Sencha or Matcha, this one is a herbal tea, which means it has no caffeine.

How to prepare Black soybean tea or kuromame tea?

It is very easy to prepare and you require just 5 minutes.

1. The very step is to roast a few black soybeans in a hot pan.

2. As soon as the skin starts to split, take the pan off the stove.

3. Boil some water and add roasted black soybeans and let it simmer for a few minutes.

You can have it when it is hot or cold. After brewing, you can enjoy eating the beans for extra fiber.

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Kuonal Lakhapatiloved the fast-paced life that came with working at logistics startup LogiNext. But working with a rapidly growing company meant sleepless nights, stress, and demanding deadlines, which meant unhealthy food habits and no time for exercise. It was no surprise that Kuonal put on extra weight.

In a bid to get fit, Kuonal enlisted his wife and nutrition expert, Aayushi Lakhapatis help. At the time, she was toying with the idea of using meal replacement products as a way to become more healthy and strong.

Aayushi decided to make some nutritious food samples for her husband to try, and within 28 days, Kuonal lost 10 kg.

That is when the both of them realised they had stumbled upon a revolutionary idea that could help people lose weight by simply eating nutritious food. They founded a meal replacement products company, 23BMI, in Mumbai.

The founding team of 23BMI

23BMI primarily retails food products that replace the main meals of the day. These products are customisable/can be modified according to a persons specific dietary requirements.

A postgraduate in internal business from Kingston University, London, and a certificate holder in food and nutrition from Mumbai University, Aayushi is responsible for new product developments and client relationships at 23BMI. She also comes up with new, innovative solutions for her company's rapidly increasing client base.

Apart from making meal replacement products, 23BMI has a community of nutritionists on its platform who curate different lines of meal replacement products and engage with clients on the company's online platform.

One of the main challenges the company faced while setting up was developing the product from identifying trustworthy manufacturing partners and conducting human trials, to obtaining necessary certifications before the launch.

The startup also found that not everyone is open to trying new consumable health products, unless they are recommended.

"We had to choose the right marketing channel to reach out to a larger audience to overcome the challenge of scaling up faster in a B2C environment. Fortunately, we were lucky to identify the right partners who helped us speed up the product development phase, and launch the product, Kuonal, says.

The company instated several feedback channels to keep perfecting the product line, and established a robust, 24/7 communication network between health coaches and clients to support continuous supervision.

23BMI creates all its 100 percent organic products in-house.

The company outsources manufacturing, production, and order-taking to distributors across the country. Aayushi and Kounal design and prepare new meal replacement products themselves.

When regularly consumed, 23BMIs meal replacement smoothies coax the human body into a dietary ketosis state, which is where the body starts to burn stored fat to produce energy.

On an average, the entire process can help a person lose up to eight kilograms a month, and is done under the careful guidance of the companys health coaches.

23BMIs weight loss plan has a few variations depending on the goal weight, and the number of days one wants to consume the meal replacement products for. The weight management package costs between Rs 15,000 and Rs 45,000, depending on the number of meals and the duration of the programme.

The wellness industry is expected to hit Rs 1.5 lakh crore by the end of 2020, and grow at a CAGR of 12 percent over the next five years, according to estimates by FICCI and EY.

Those statistics are encouraging for a bootstrapped company like 23BMI, which has seen nearly 20 percent growth since inception in 2018, on a monthly basis. It clocked revenue of Rs 75 lakh in the current financial year, after investing close to Rs 20 lakh, initially.

The companys main competitors include startups like Prameya Health, AyurUniverse, and few others who use supplements in their health management programmes.

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A PRE-PANDEMIC survey warned that 13million British adults are now classed as obese at a cost to the NHS of around 1billion a year.

Given that a UK report suggests two thirds of those who have fallen seriously ill with Covid-19 were either obese or seriously overweight, one wonders how many of those 13million are using these weeks of lockdown to make some life-saving changes that will not only benefit them but our over-stretched hospitals.

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After all, fast food restaurants have been closed and we all had much more time on our hands, so what better opportunity to rid ourselves of poor eating habits and get fit?

Better still, the likes of Joe Wicks and Mr Motivator are giving free, online fitness classes. All you need is a TV and the inclination.

But while many will have used this virtual house arrest to shake off some unhealthy old habits (smoking, sleeping tablets, etc), the reaction to Adeles weight loss suggests that, for some, her transformation is a betrayal of everything fat activists hold dear.

Of the 200,000 largely positive comments about the star losing an incredible seven stone, some sniped that she looked unhealthy (she doesnt) and questioned how she lost it the inference being that she had succumbed to having a gastric band.

But as Pete Geracimo, her former personal trainer, points out: It was never about getting super-skinny. It was about getting her healthy.

Not least, one suspects, for the benefit of her seven-year-old son Angelo. He adds: She embraced better eating habits and committed to her fitness and is sweating! I could not be prouder or happier for her.

Hear hear. Yet alarmingly, research out earlier this year found that millions of women hid their efforts to slim for fear of being mocked or labelled anti-feminist.

Saints preserve us. The truth, of course, is that if someone is deeply insecure about their own weight, they either pooh-pooh or, worse, lash out at the efforts of those who manage to transform their lifestyle via willpower and hard slog.

Far easier to do that than take a look at our own bad habits and attempt to change them. True, there are plenty of people who look overweight but are physically fit.

And there are plenty of skinny malinkies who cant run for a bus without needing oxygen. At the end of the day, being happy within yourself is not about how you look, but how you feel.

And if you feel that you are unfit thanks to lousy eating habits and lack of exercise, then you should be able to do something about it without being taken to task by those who dont have the same self-discipline.

Particularly as last weeks research from the University of Liverpool found that obesity increased the risk of dying from coronavirus by 37 per cent. You cant argue with that.

BOREDOM at Moore Towers has reached such a crisis point that, on Sunday, I linked my iPhone to our portable speaker, put the songs on Shuffle and said we had to endure enjoy whatever track came up.

At first there were plenty of goodies from Floyd, Bowie, Prefab Sprout and Talk Talk, but then Twinkle Twinkle Little Star popped up, followed by You Spin Me Round by...Alvin And The Chipmunks.

For the record, our youngest is now 16. It seems its not just the kitchen cupboards that need a clear-out.

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BRINGING 66million people out of lockdown was never going to be easy.

But Boriss much-trumpeted grand statement was a damp squib thats left us as confused as Adam and Eve on Mothers Day.

In a nutshell, four-year-olds will be able go to school with lots of kids theyre not related to but not see other kids in their family, we can go to work with colleagues but not have a chat with them in their garden, we can do unlimited exercise which we could have done anyway, if we go abroad we have to self-isolate for a fortnight...unless its France, and you can drive to other destinations but not too far, whatever that means.

As for stay alert, is that the same as Police 5 presenter Shaw Taylors old mantra of: Keep em peeled?

Except we could actually see someone coming at us with a crowbar.

A virus that can fit 48squillion times on to the head of a pin might prove harder to spot.

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GIVEN that the use of face masks is being actively encouraged but not the professional ones needed by key workers, a number of DIY versions are being suggested.

Some involve an element of seamstress skills, but for those who want a quick and effective mask they can drum up with the minimum effort, this is my favourite.Find a bandana or any other square of material and fold it in half, then half again.

Loop a childs hair tie (a rubber band will work but not as well) over each end until it resembles a boiled sweet, then fold over the ends to meet in the middle (see pics, above).

Then simply place the wrong side against your face, loop the hair ties around your ears, and voila.

Youre welcome.

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FASHION designer Freya Edmondson daughter of Ab Fab star Jennifer Saunders and actor Ade Edmondson has posted this photo of herself doing a sumptuous, heart-opening backbend, while writing on a notepad.

Freya, who teaches free online yoga courses, is just 29 and, therefore, wonderfully flexible.

As a former enthusiastic gymnast, it reminds me of my youth, when I would watch TV while doing the box splits with my legs stretched out at right angles to my body.

With my 58th birthday looming this Sunday, if I attempted it now it would take four paramedics and a system of pulleys to get me on my feet again.

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THE wife of former Manchester United star Angel di Maria has branded the city a s***hole and says she feared that the women there would kill her.

They will now.

ACADEMICS may lord it over the rest of us when it comes to quadratic equations, subatomic phenomena or the three components of the epidemiological triangle, but when it comes to common sense they are often found lacking.

Quite how Professor Lockdown (aka Neil Ferguson) thought he could preach to the rest of us about social distancing while inviting his mistress to his house is anyones guess, but he did, and now hes rightly had to resign for hypocrisy if nothing else.

He says: I accept I made an error...I thought I was immune.

From Covid-19...or criticism?

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THE latest series of Killing Eve may have had a lukewarm reception from critics, but central character Villanelles fashion choices have been attracting a lot of attention.

One frock cost 1,500, another 1,400, and her red leather catsuit would set you back an eye-watering 1,942.

I know these are desperate times for all businesses, but since when have fashionistas been clamouring to get their clothes on the back of a psychotic murderer?

It gives a whole new meaning to dressed to kill.

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HAIRDRESSERS are to stay closed until July 4 at the earliest.

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THE SUN SAYSCoronavirus may be with us for years - we simply must get back to work

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ALLY ROSSGemma Collins' new ITVBe lockdown show proves she's a self-obsessed tyrant

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Leo McKinstryBoris's travel plans will ruin Great British escapes and hurt the economy

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TREVOR KAVANAGHLockdown will turn out to be a terrible mistake & bug is holding us ransom

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THE SUN SAYSBoris must be blunt with the public about the urgency of reopening the economy

Up to now I have been making do with the occasional fringe cut using a pair of nail scissors.

But given that my style (for want of a better word) is supposed to be choppy bob, and I now resemble Richard lll, it seems I will have to tackle the rest of it too.

Worse, The Bloke will have to do the back and, God forbid, baldly (no, thats not a typo) go where no man has gone before.

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Every day, food influencer Eloise Head posts photos of treats like doubled-up burgers dripping with cheese, gooey brownies stuffed with peanut butter cups, and stacks of pancakes piled high with toppings and smothered in lashings of melted chocolate.

But the most common questions Head gets asked by the 400,000 people who follow Fit Waffle (and her newly-launched cooking account Fit Waffle Kitchen) aren't about her recipes or favorite restaurants, but her body.

"The most common questions I get asked are, 'Do you eat all this food?' and, 'How do you eat all this food and stay in shape?'" she told Insider.

Eloise Head's Snickers Cookie Bars. Eloise Head

While 26-year-old Head doesn't post photos of herself that often, she shares enough for her followers to see that she has an enviable physique.

And the trouble is, many people believe that to look like Head, you can't eat any of the foods she posts.

Through going on her own journey with food, fitness, and her body, Head learned that this simply isn't the case there's no such thing as "good" or "bad" foods, no single food will make you gain weight, and everything can be enjoyed in moderation.

Eating too much of any food, thus being in a calorie surplus and taking in more energy than you burn, leads to weight gain.

While some foods are more calorie-dense than others, that doesn't mean you can't still eat them and maintain or even lose weight.

"There are no specific foods that make you gain weight," Head, who is a qualified personal trainer, told Insider.

"Everything can be enjoyed in moderation, without feeling guilty afterward or feeling like you're moving further away from your goals. Even if your goal is fat loss."

Head says everything can be enjoyed in moderation. Eloise Head

Weight loss specialist and board-certified cardiologist Dr. Luiza Petre previously reinforced this point to Insider's Sophia Mistrokostas when explaining how even "healthy" foods like those prioritized on the Mediterranean diet can lead to weight gain if overconsumed.

"Calorie-loaded foods that have a healthy halo like avocado, nuts and excessive amounts of olive oil are very caloric dense and can pack fat quickly on your waistline," Petre said.

When it comes to losing weight, nutritionist Graeme Tomlinson previously stressed to Insider that "a calorie deficit is the only exercise required," regardless of which foods you eat.

"Ensuring you enjoy what you eat, and can sustain the deficit and mode of energy expenditure, you have a greater chance of consistently losing fat over time," he said.

Of course, eating lower-calorie foods will allow you to eat larger quantities while remaining in a calorie deficit, but it'll be a lot easier to maintain that deficit if you let yourself enjoy some of your favorite foods every once in a while.

While Head, of course, enjoys the foods on her Instagram pages, she doesn't eat the whole tray of brownies in one sitting she eats a portion. And this moderation is the key.

"I definitely don't eat the whole of everything I bake," she said. "I generally eat the bits I want, then share the rest with my family.

"Once lockdown is over, I hope to share it with my friends that live further away, too."

Oreo-layered brownies feature on Fit Waffle Kitchen. Eloise Head

Head also points out that she has been running Fit Waffle full-time since July 2019 the brand is her job, it's not a food diary.

"It's important to understand that Fit Waffle is my business," she said.

"The page is to showcase my recipes and foods I have tried from restaurants and food traders. The page does not showcase my diet."

She added: "I eat my food in moderation alongside a balanced diet and I stay active. There really are no secrets."

Although Head works out a lot, she trains because she loves fitness, and not to "counteract" the food she's eating.

"I generally train five to six times a week for about an hour and a half. All my workouts are weights focused, as opposed to cardio," she said.

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Each workout begins with a 10-minute warm-up, then stretching and foam rolling.

"I'm usually training to gain or maintain muscle and improve my strength and performance, rather than to lose weight," Head added.

She also walks every day, but mainly for her mental health, and just because she enjoys it.

Head admits that she hasn't always had such a good relationship with food.

About eight years ago when she was 18 and at college, Head, like many people, decided to go on a diet before a holiday.

"I basically cut out all foods I decided were 'bad' for me and only ate foods that I considered to be 'healthy,'" she said.

"For example, I would allow myself to eat sweet potatoes, but not white potatoes. Anything like chocolate, cookies, or fried food was completely off-limits."

Eloise Head when she followed a restrictive diet (left) and now. Eloise Head

Needless to say, Head lost a lot of weight by eating very few calories of the foods she deemed "good," and said her blood pressure was very low. She'd even get a head-rush multiple times a day where she'd black out for a few seconds at a time.

"My friends and family started to voice their concerns about my weight, but in my eyes, I still wasn't lean enough," Head said.

"After my holiday, I continued with my 'diet' and lost even more weight.

"I had fights with my mum when I wouldn't eat what she gave me for dinner. I told her that I was being healthy, because I wasn't eating 'bad' foods and I frowned on her own diet."

Head's turning point came when she first learned about a way of eating called "If it fits your macros" (IIFYM), also known as Flexible Dieting, while studying for her personal training qualification.

Macros are the three macronutrients your body needs in large amounts: carbohydrates, fat, and protein.

IIFYM or Flexible Dieting is a way of approaching nutrition that's popular in the fitness community, and essentially shows you how you can fit any food into your diet and still hit your calorie and macro targets.

"This completely changed my mindset about food being 'healthy' or 'unhealthy,'" said Head." I could see foods broken down into their macronutrient values; protein, fats, and carbohydrates."

The more Head educated herself, the more she realized her goals had shifted.

No foods are off-limits any more. Eloise Head

"I did a lot of research and started to eat towards my goals, which were now to gain muscle and start putting on weight," she said.

It took Head some years of educating herself to get to a position where she felt she could relax and eat intuitively though.

"I tracked my calories and macronutrients religiously for about four years before I felt comfortable enough to listen to my body and enjoy all foods in moderation," she said.

"My relationship with food and my body is still not perfect, but I've come a long way from where I started and have gained a lot of knowledge along the way."

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Dr. Robert Posner, who specializes in helping people lose weight, offers preparedness advice.

BURKE, Va., May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --As the country begins to open back up following the pandemic, some experts are warning that there will be a second wave of COVID-19. It's important for people to take measures to help protect their health from the deadly virus, as well as other harmful diseases. One thing people can do to help protect them from such harmful situations is to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight. In fact, according to a study published in the April 2020 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the top comorbidities that hospitalized COVID-19 patients had in the New York City area were hypertension, obesity, and diabetes.

"We know that obesity plays an important role in recovery when it comes to having COVID-19," explains Dr. Robert "Bob" Posner, a world-renowned weight loss researcher and medical doctor who founded the Serotonin-Plus Weight Loss Program. "By losing weight, you will be able to address those risks, as well as the ones associated with hypertension and diabetes. Right now people should be taking measures to get their weight under control, so they are better prepared for a second wave of COVID-19."

According to a study published in the May 2020 issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, diabetes status increased the need for medical interventions and the mortality risk of patients with COVID-19. The study looked at over 7,300 COVID-19 patients with and without diabetes and found that well-controlled blood glucose correlated with improved outcomes in infected patients.

While many people realize that obesity increases one's risks with a host of health problems, many people still struggle with the ability to manage their weight. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 42% of the adults in the country are considered obese, which his having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 30. Dr. Posner has spent years helping thousands of people lose weight by addressing the root cause of the problem.

To help inspire people to get healthy, Dr. Posner has been providing free webinars every two weeks. The webinars focus on helping people look at weight control in a positive way and find the deep-seated causes for why they struggle in the first place. The webinars are not political in nature, and avoid tactics to scare people, but instead focus on uplifting viewers and guiding them toward healthier lifestyles.

"Many people think that losing weight is just about deprivation, but it's really not," adds Posner. "There is a root issue that must be addressed if the person wants to be successful with their weight loss efforts. Those who want to prepare for the second wave of COVID-19 should start exploring the root cause of their weight problems and take them on without delay."

Dr. Posner created his doctor-supervised weight loss program because he believes that discipline is not the reason that people are unable to lose weight. Carbohydrate cravings are the reason people have weight problems, combined with anxiety and stress-related eating. They are all systems of physiological irregularity in the brain known as serotonin imbalance. He created the Serotonin-Plus Weight Loss Program based on this science, providing patients with a Food and Drug Administration-approved appetite suppressant, called phentermine, to help curb the hunger pangs.

With decades of medical experience under his belt, along with his free webinars, Dr. Posner offers telemedicine appointments, weight loss products, and more. He founded the Potomac Internal Medicine Associates primary care office in 1988 and the Serotonin-Plus, Inc. in 2002. He has helped thousands of people to successfully lose weight, and is the author of three weight loss-themed books. To learn more about him and the program, visit the site at: https://doctorbobposner.com/ or https://spdiet.com.

About Serotonin-Plus Weight Loss Program

The Serotonin-Plus Weight Loss Program is doctor-supervised and focuses on the root cause of being overweight. Founded by Dr. Robert Posner in 2002, the program takes an approach to weight loss that considers the brain connection of serotonin imbalance. The program has helped over 20,000 patients to date. To learn more, visit the website: https://spdiet.com or https://doctorbobposner.com/.

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"You can't have excuses and results at the same time."

This is the lesson we learn while listening to "Ultimate Weightloss Secrets withChef AJ and Rich Rollon his podcast, The Rich Roll Podcast. Chef AJ is a popular vegan chef and author and now offers up a weight loss program that people swear by, called The Ultimate Weightloss Program. She is a self-described former food addict who turned her life around in her 20s by following the advice of Dr. John McDougall. The doctor got her off of nuts and oil and shifted her diet toward complex carbs that are whole food plant-based minimally processed meals.

On the podcast which was taped in 2018, Chef AJ and Roll discuss the difficulties of food addiction and the keys to losing weight on a plant-based diet. "I was morbidly obese at 11 years old, 5'6 and weighed 160 lbs," says Chef AJ. "I suffered from refined food addictions and weighed 200 lbs in my 20's, but I was vegan." After going vegan in college, AJ atemostly sweets,refined carbs such as flour and processed food, and developed a food addiction that almost took her life. She spoke openly about her thoughts of suicide.

Now a vegan for 40 years, AJ shared her success story and helpful "secrets" with Rich Roll onhow to eat your way to a better body, mind, and life. See her dramatic transformation here.

Here, her four most important lessons to keep in mind if you are trying to lose weight on a plant-based diet. For more of her success secrets, she encourages people to join her community and sign up for her diet plan.

Yes, you read that right.But to be clear, when AJtalks positively about the benefit of potatoes as a carbohydrate,she does not mean other carbs such as pasta, alcohol, sugars, or anything processedsuch as bread.She means whole grains in their whole form, cooked in water, such as beans, squash, roots vegetables like carrots, and yes potatoes. Why does she include them on a weight loss plan? "Potatoes are one of the most satisfying foods in the world,"says Chef AJ, "and more nutrient-dense then people realize."

Chef AJ's dramatic weight loss resulted fromher ditching oily foods such as nuts, and instead,eating starches such as potatoes. Doctor John McDougall, an advocate of low-fat, high starch diet, and well-known diet book author of The Starch Solutiongave that exact advice to Chef AJ early on. Dr. McDougall explains,"The fat you eat is the fat you wear." Stay away from nuts, period, that diet recommends. Chef AJ committed to this approach and noticed results within a week. During the discussion, Rich Roll immediately pointed out that this is in juxtaposition with the "Low carb, no-carb, ketosis diets." So what worked for Chef AJ and whatDr. McDougall swears by is the opposite of what the keto followers believe in.

"I was losing a pound a week by not eating nuts and eating more complex carbs, and food with fewer calories," Chef AJ notes. Rich Roll added that the reason why people become addicted to carbs is not simply that they taste so good, but the fact that there are added ingredients that make them fatty like butter, oil, and cheese.

AJ's advice to anyone who needs a new approach or wants to try to emulate her weight loss and for whom keto is not the answer is to stay away from fatty snacks like nuts and choose something like sweet potato instead.

Bottom line: Fats enhance your cravings, so the more fat you eat, the more junk you'relikely to eat. Instead, choose more complex carbs in their whole plant-based formsince they are high in fiber and nutrient-dense, which will help your body burn fat faster.

Chef AJ, who we should mention is a pastry chef and was the pastry restaurant at Sant on LaBrea in Los Angeles, and is famous for her gluten-free, oil-free, salt-free, sugar-free desserts, says ditch the oil for two weeks and you won't miss it after that.

Her advice: Oils will pack on the poundson quickly. Salad with mixed veggies for lunch are healthy, but AJ believes that where you go wrong is mixing it with an oil-based dressing. Keep in mind that onetablespoon of oil has120 calories. An average dressing serving is about four tablespoons and can deliver a whopping 400 calories.

Chef AJ told Rich Roll: "If I were to make you a meal of gluten-free pasta with vegetables and oil-free marinara, you could have a very nice big serving of food for about 500 calories." On the other hand, she adds, "If youeat that same meal at a restaurant, it would be about 500 calories from the oil in just the sauce."

Chef AJ hasnot cooked with oil or used, any oil products since 2008, she says. When she made the switchover she also jettisoned the oil when meal prepping for her husband and learned to make food so delicious that he never knew the difference. Within one week of removing the oil from his food, he took off weight. He had no idea why the scale was telling him he was lighter, she laughed.

Bottom Line: Consuming oils or oil-based foods leads tocaloric intake that isexponentially higher than you intend it to be, because you may be inclined into believing that you're eating healthy. How many times have you thought: "These are vegetables, and they are healthy,so I can have seconds or thirds." The Beet recommends that you try sauteeing your vegetables in vegetable broth for added flavor, or better yet eating them lightly steamed with some lemon juice. Roasting in the oven is another option with some salt and spices.

If you're addicted to something you have to get rid of it, ASAP. Chef AJ stresses that moderation never works for food addicts. It's better to go cold turkey thanslowly giving up something like junk food. If you're a food addict you can't think of excuses in your head. You have to just go for it and be healthy.

Chef AJ points to the Saints in backing up her philosophy:"There was a Saint named Saint Augustine who said that complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation." This is one of the hardest concepts for people to understand. "It's scary, it's going to be difficult, and that's where the healing lies," says AJ.

She goes on to explain how many plant-based doctors will say it's ok to eat a "little" of the foods we enjoy, like a little salt, a little flour, or add a little sugar, but that's not going to work for a person who needs to lose weight and is a food addict.

"Simple food is simply healthy," added Rich Roll who told listeners that he loves to eat simple rice and beans over greens with salsa four times a week.

Bottom Line: Stick to your commitments and understand that adding a little bit of what you're trying to avoid will derail your best efforts. "The joy you feel from eating healthy and limiting your calorie intake is sustainable."

The Beet would add: It's easier to move on from a breakup all at once, instead of slowly saying your goodbyes. Break up with sugar and fat.

"It's never going to be as cheap or easy as going through a drive-through," AJ said. "But the simpler you eat the easier it is."

As for excuses she has heard them all. One of Chef AJ's first weight loss clients struggled to go plant-based because shecouldn't give upcheese. She didn't want to go to France and not eat Parisian cheese. Though she had no plans to go to France she imagined how a plant-based diet might affect her travel plansthat were non-existent.

It's helpful to make your commitments public and find compassion in doing so. It's the compassion for your own life, loved ones, and animals, that made Chef AJ the success she is today.

Rich Roll adds: You have to know who you are, and that's why one day at a time is so powerful.He acknowledged that the phrase might be cliche, but also true. Most people plan for months ahead when they start a diet but the most important day is the day you're in. Roll explains that it's healthier for people to have excuses such as, "I will eat the cupcake tomorrow," to restrain yourself from giving in, at the moment. Chances are that when tomorrow comes, you might not have the same cravings.

Bottom Line:It's easier to have excuses, but they're not going to help you as much as resolve. A familiar excuse used to be the love of cheese but now there are so many good plant-based cheeses find the dairy-free alternative and stock up.

Last Thought: Chef AJ and Rich Rollare convinced that the joy you feel from eating healthy and limiting your calorie intake issustainable. Living a healthy lifestyle is the one thing that is sustainable. Listen to the full podcast here.

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Type 2 diabetes is a taxing condition that comes with a host of difficult side effects but, unfortunately, there's not one specific cause we can pinpoint. We know this much for sure, though: Weight plays a significant role.

Obesity and diabetes are tied together in more ways than one.

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Here, we'll dig into how obesity and type 2 diabetes are connected, how the condition affects weight management and the best ways to combat weight gain if you have the disease.

Type 2 diabetes sometimes called adult-onset diabetes is a chronic, sometimes fatal disease that accounts for up to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes, according to the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC).

People with this type of diabetes aren't able to properly use insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas that helps move sugar into cells from the bloodstream, per the OAC. So the body becomes insulin-resistant, which causes high blood sugar levels. (Those with type 1 diabetes simply stop making insulin altogether.)

Too-high sugar levels can cause damage to nerves and blood vessels, usually in the heart, feet, hands, kidneys and eyes. It can also increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, erectile dysfunction, depression and amputation.

Some common symptoms of type 2 diabetes include frequent urination, increased thirst, unplanned weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision, dry skin, frequent infections, slow-healing cuts and bruises, and numbness in the hands, legs or feet.

"People who are overweight are three times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and those affected by obesity are seven times more likely than someone who is a normal weight."

Several factors play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes, including age, genetics, environment and a history of gestational diabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome, according to the Mayo Clinic.

But obesity defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher and fat distribution have been found to be the main risk factors.

Indeed, a case study published April 2020 in Diabetologia concluded that obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle were associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes regardless of genetic predisposition. And according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, more than 90 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.

"People who are overweight are three times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and those affected by obesity are seven times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than someone who is a normal weight," says Samar Hafida, MD, a weight management and clinical nutrition specialist with the Joslin Diabetes Center and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School.

The why is a little complicated, but Dr. Hafida breaks it down like this: "Obesity causes a state of chronic inflammation in the body, where immune cells located in the fat tissue produce toxic chemicals that impair insulin's job. These chemicals also cause a state known as lipotoxicity, which harms the body's ability to produce insulin."

Where the fat is located in your body matters, though. Those who have more hard belly fat, also known as visceral fat, tend to have lower insulin sensitivity than those with more subcutaneous fat (the soft, pinchable kind located just under the skin).

"People who have an excess amount of fat also store it in organs such as the liver, pancreas, kidneys and heart," which can damage the functioning of these vital organs, Dr. Hafida explains.

Excess fat may also be stored in muscles, which help maintain our body's sensitivity to the insulin we produce and burn glucose (sugar) for fuel, she says. "When the body no longer finds a place to store energy, our muscles are forced to become a fat depot, which can severely harm the body's ability to dispose of excess glucose."

Type 2 diabetes can cause both weight loss and weight gain, depending on how your body is reacting to insulin.

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One of the early signs of type 2 diabetes is unplanned weight loss and not just a pound or two. Unexplained weight loss of 10 pounds or more in a short period of time is cause for concern, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

The culprit? Insulin resistance.

"If the body is not able to sensitize insulin, meaning it's not taking glucose from the blood and into the cells to be used as energy, the body will need to find an alternative energy source. It may then turn to utilizing fat and/or muscle as its energy source," explains Maya Feller, RD, CDN, a dietitian who specializes in nutrition for chronic disease prevention. "The net effect is unintentional weight loss."

Feller notes, though, that this is more common when someone has type 1 diabetes.

Strangely enough, type 2 diabetes is also connected to weight gain, and insulin is reason again.

"Because insulin is a growth hormone, insulin resistance can promote weight gain due to the body trying to produce more and more insulin," says Cara Schrager, MPH, RD, LDN, Clinical Programs Manager and Diabetes Educator at the Joslin Diabetes Center.

The scale can also trend upward when someone takes insulin medication a common treatment for type 2 diabetes when lifestyle changes like diet tweaks and increased exercise fail to keep blood sugar levels in check, per the Cleveland Clinic.

Weight gain can actually be a sign that insulin therapy is working, since your body is using sugar, fat and protein more effectively. Now that your body can store and use these nutrients for energy, taking in excess calories leads to excess fat.

What's more, dehydration is common when type 2 diabetes isn't controlled a product of the frequent urination mentioned earlier. But when someone starts to manage the condition and their body has a chance to rehydrate, they may notice a few extra pounds of water weight.

People with type 2 diabetes can improve their blood sugar numbers by losing 5 to 10 percent of their body weight, according to John Hopkins Medicine.

But dieting is already tough when you don't have a medical condition. Since insulin as well as other medications used to treat diabetes can make it harder to lose the weight necessary to get blood sugar numbers under control, some extra effort may be necessary to get that scale moving in the right direction.

"To reduce the risk of weight gain with diabetes, it is important to manage glucose levels through a healthy diet and exercise," Schrager says.

She recommends meeting with a registered dietitian to come up with a meal plan that's individualized to your lifestyle and needs. But you can also adopt the following healthy guidelines to get you started.

Staying active can help you lose weight and better control your diabetes.

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Weight loss can only happen if you create a calorie deficit, which means you're burning more than you're taking in. A deficit of 500 to 1,000 calories per day will result in a 1- to 2-pound loss per week, according to the OAC.

Wondering how to calculate your calories for weight loss? Download the MyPlate app to do the job and help you track your intake, so you can stay focused and achieve your goals!

People with type 2 diabetes should limit or avoid complex carbs like bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, cereal, peas and sweet potatoes because they tend to raise blood sugar levels, which will then in turn produce more insulin and may lead to increased resistance and weight gain.

Foods rich in soluble fiber (think: black beans, broccoli, oatmeal, avocado) are recommended, though, as they may improve glycemic control and decrease hyperinsulinemia. Fiber also keeps you full longer (which means you're less likely to raid the snack cabinet).

Regular exercise will help with weight loss since you're burning extra calories, plus it improves insulin sensitivity and lowers blood sugar levels, according to the American Diabetes Association.

Set a weekly goal to get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity (think: walking, biking, swimming), as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And on two or more days per week, aim to include strength-training activities that work all your major muscle groups.

3. Ask Your Doctor About Medications

There are some medications that treat type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and obesity, such as Metformin. Schedule an appointment with your doctor to explore your options.

4. Consider Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass or gastric sleeve may be an option for people with type 2 diabetes who have a BMI of 35 or higher and have been unable to lose weight with other methods.

A June 2014 article published in The International Journal of Clinical Practice reported that surgery compared to conventional treatment results in better blood sugar control, and many patients even go into remission.

"Bariatric surgery has been effective in weight loss and glucose control in individuals with type 2 diabetes. However, with any surgery comes potential complications and risks," Schrager says. "People can still gain weight back after bariatric surgery, so it is important to remember that it involves a lifelong commitment to a lifestyle change."

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By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Updated: May 12, 2020 6:20:38 pm As you would have guessed, the tea gets its name from ballerina dancers, with the idea that if you drink it, you will be able to lose weight and get the shape and figure of a ballerina dancer. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock)

Every day, we learn of new ways to stay fit and in shape. Those who are on a weight loss journey, will know that there are options aplenty that suggest ways to shed extra kilos. But, it may not be as simple a process. For starters, experts advise that in order to stay in shape, you have to both exercise and eat the right kind of food. So that you do not get confused, make sure you have a weight loss plan in mind.

There exists something called the ballerina tea, which can help speed up the process of weight loss. Wondering what it is? Read on.

As you would have guessed, the tea gets its name from ballerina dancers, with the idea that if you drink it, you will be able to lose weight and get the shape and figure of a ballerina dancer. The one big advantage is that unlike other kinds of teas which have some amount of caffeine in them, and of course, coffee, ballerina tea is totally caffeine free and is, therefore, a great component for weight loss. Besides, it is known that for people who have less tolerance for caffeine, it can cause them restlessness, insomnia, irregular heartbeat, among others. So, ballerina tea is the perfect substitute.

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This tea is also believed to help you with constipation, if you are experiencing any, because it is a natural laxative. Primarily, there are two main ingredients in the tea senna and and Chinese mallow. Both are soluble. It is the senna which can help relieve constipation.

You may be wondering how exactly does it help with weight loss. Well, the fact that its ingredients have laxative properties can help, when you are trying to flush out toxins and some amount of water weight. In addition to this, it is also great for the health, because it is believed to contain flavonoids and antioxidants, both of which can keep cells healthy and lower the blood sugar levels.

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It is, however, advisable that you drink the tea in moderation. Check with your doctor and let them know about your medical history. The downside to this is that excessive consumption can cause abdominal cramps and dehydration. Also, do not just depend on this tea if you are serious about losing weight in a healthy manner. Bring changes to your lifestyle, too.

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