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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) LeVeon Bell is throwing a flag on the NFLs drug testing policy.

The New York Jets running back says Wednesday is upset he has been randomly selected five times this season by the league to take tests for performance-enhancing drugs.

I done had 5 random HGH blood test in 10 weeks, Bell tweeted. (at)NFL Im not doing another after today, whatever yall lookin for it obviously aint there.

Bell doubled down on his Twitter comment after practice, saying its getting weird and reiterating that he will not take additional tests this season although he stopped short of saying the league is targeting him with the testing.

Im not going to say all that, Bell said in the locker room. Im just saying Im not doing it no more. Theyre not getting no more of my blood. They can use the blood theyve got right now.

The random drug testing is part of a collectively bargained policy between the NFL and NFL Players Association. An independent administrator determines via a computer program which players are tested each week.

Is it random, though? Bell said. Why do I feel like every time theyre here doing the HGH testing, I get picked?

Per NFL rules, players with no previous violations of the policy on performance enhancers wont be tested more than six times in a calendar year.

Weve been playing the season for 10 weeks and Ive been tested five times for HGH, Bell said. On average, its like once every two weeks, right? Every two weeks, you all been testing me and havent found nothing, so what are yall looking for?

I just dont understand.

If Bell does get randomly selected for a sixth test over the last five weeks of the season and he refuses to take it, the league could consider it a failed test and choose to discipline him with suspension a possibility.

If we have to cross that bridge, well cross that bridge when we get there, Bell said.

Bell wrote on Twitter hell refuse to have the league stick me with dirty needles. He clarified that comment saying he simply dislikes needles, in general, and prefers urine testing.

You want me to pee in a cup, I can do that all day, he said. Just, I ain't trying to do it with needles. Needles, you can get that away from me.

Bell was suspended by the NFL for two games in 2014 while he was with Pittsburgh after he was charged with marijuana possession and DUI, a violation of the leagues substance abuse policy. He was also suspended four games in 2016 for missing a test.

He signed with the Jets last March after sitting out last season in a contract dispute with Pittsburgh. Bell made headlines this summer when he was forced to miss portions of training camp practices on consecutive days to take league-mandated tests.

Bell is off to the worst start of his career, averaging just 3.2 yards per carry. He has also yet to rush for more than 100 yards in a game this season. Bell is second on the team in receptions with 46 for 309 yards and one TD.

NOTES: RT Chuma Edoga (ankle), S Matthias Farley (quadriceps), LB C.J. Mosley (groin), CB Darryl Roberts (calf), LB Paul Worrilow (quadriceps) all did not practice. ... DE Henry Anderson (shoulder), LT Kelvin Beachum (ankle), LB Brandon Copeland (hip, thumb), LB Neville Hewitt (neck, knee), G Alex Lewis (elbow, shoulder), NT Steve McLendon (neck) and WR Demaryius Thomas (hamstring) were limited.

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The New York Giants, led by rookie quarterback Daniel Jones, meet the Chicago Bears, led by quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, in an NFC Week 12 NFL football game on Sunday, November 24, 2019 (11/24/19) at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Check the scoreboard below for up-to-the-minute scoring and stats.

Giants running back Saquon Barkley wants to start having fun again.

Since returning from a high ankle sprain to his right ankle more than a month ago, Barkley has carried 64 times for 165 yards, an average of 2.57 yards. Against the Jets, he gained 1 yard on 13 carries, a career low.

Im just going to go out there and ball and have fun and go out there with my brothers, and whatever happens, happens, he said Thursday. Im not going to be worried about if hes hitting it too much or if hes not doing this or doing that. The reason I got drafted here is the reason Im one of the best running backs in the league, and Im just going to go out there and play and do what I do.

Heres what you need to know:

Who: New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears

What: NFL, Week 12

Where: Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill.

When: Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019

Time: 1 p.m. EDT

TV: Fox

Announcers: Thom Brenneman (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (analyst), Shannon Spake (sideline reporter)

Radio: WFAN

Announcers: Bob Papa (Play by play), Carl Banks (Color commentator), Howard Cross (sideline reporter)

Channel finder: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter,Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish, Hulu, fuboTV, Sling.

Live stream: Hulu, Sling

Betting line: Bears -6.5 | Get betting tips and analysis at nj.com/betting

GIANTS NOTES

QB DANIEL JONES (rookie) had 308 pass yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 121.7 rating in Week 10. Is 1st rookie QB in NFL history with 2 games of 300+ pass yards & 4+ TDs. Has 13 TDs (11 pass, 2 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 101.9 rating in 4 career road starts.

RB SAQUON BARKLEY has 289 scrmimage yards (144.5 per game) & rec. TD in 2 career games vs. NFC North. Since 2018, ranks 3rd in NFL with 2,688 scrimmage yards. Has 16 games with 100+ scrimmage yards since 2018, tied-2nd most in NFL.

WR DARIUS SLAYTON (rookie) had career-highs in receptions (10) & rec. yards (121) & had 2 rec. TDs in Week 10. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ TD catches. Is only rookie in 2019 with 2 games of 2+ rec. TDs. WR GOLDEN TATE had 95 rec. yards & 2 TD catches in Week 10, his 7th career game with 2+ rec. TDs. Has 7+ receptions & 80+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road vs. NFC North. TE EVAN ENGRAM has rec. TD in 2 of his 3 career games vs. NFC North.

LB MARKUS GOLDEN had sack in Week 10. Has 4 sacks & FR-TD in his past 4 on road. LB ALEC OGLETREE is 1 of 3 LBs (JAMIE COLLINS & LAVONTE DAVID) with 10+ FFs (12) & 10+ INTs (11) since 2013. CB JANORIS JENKINS had 3 PD in last meeting. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Chi. with PD. Since 2012, ties for NFL lead with 102 PD. DT DALVIN TOMLINSON had career-high 9 tackles last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack. S ANTOINE BETHEA ranks 2nd among DBs in tackles (360) since 2016.

BEARS NOTES

QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY has 2+ TD passes in 2 of his past 3 starts at home. QB CHASE DANIEL had 2 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 89.7 rating in only start in 2019 (Week 5 vs. Oak.). Passed for career-hgh 285 yards & TD in last meeting.

RB TARIK COHEN had 74 scrimmage yards (39 rush, 35 rec.) & TD catch last week, his 9th career rec. TD. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Has 167 receptions since 2017, 4th-most among RBs. RB DAVID MONTGOMERY ranks 2nd among rookies in rush yards (497) & rush TDs (5) & ranks 3rd in scrimmage yards (649).

WR ALLEN ROBINSON aims for his 6th in row at home with 5+ receptions & 60+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 79 yards in last meeting. WR TAYLOR GABRIEL tied his career-high with 7 receptions & led team with 57 rec. yards last week. WR ANTHONY MILLER had career-high 6 receptions & had 54 rec. yards in Week 11.

LB KHALIL MACK had sack in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with sack. Has 11 sacks & 6 FFs in 12 career home games with Chi. LB ROQUAN SMITH had 11 tackles & 2nd career INT last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles. LB LEONARD FLOYD had sack in last meeting. S EDDIE JACKSON had career-high 2 TFL & 4th career FF last week. S HA HA CLINTON-DIX had 4th career FR in Week 11. CB KYLE FULLER had 3 PD & INT in last meeting. Has 51 PD since 2017, most in NFL. -- NFL Communications

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People who choose not to eat for 12 hours a day, a.k.a. those who fast, claim it gives you better sleep and abs. Are these people just annoying or are they onto something?

Generally, intermittent fasting is a diet strategy that involves alternating periods of eating and extended fasting (meaning no food at all or very low calorie consumption). Theres quite a bit of debate in our research community: How much of the benefits of intermittent fasting are just due to the fact that it helps people eat less? Could you get the same benefits by just cutting your calories by the same amount? said Courtney M. Peterson, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who studies time-restricted feeding, a form of intermittent fasting.

We asked Dr. Peterson and a few other experts to help us sort out the real from the scam on intermittent fasting.

There are four popular fasting approaches: periodic fasting, time-restricted feeding, alternate day fasting and the 5:2 diet. Time-restricted feeding, sometimes called daily intermittent fasting, is perhaps the easiest and most popular fasting method. Daily intermittent fasters restrict eating to certain time periods each day, say 11 in the morning to 7 at night. The fasting period is usually around 12 or more hours that, helpfully, includes time spent sleeping overnight. Periodic fasting will feel most familiar: No food or drinks with calories for 24-hour periods. Another type of fast, alternate day fasting requires severe calorie reduction every other day. Lastly, the 5:2 method was popularized by author Kate Harrisons book The 5:2 Diet" and requires fasting on two nonconsecutive days a week.

If you are obese or overweight, fasting is an effective weight loss method, if you stick to it. But it is no more effective than a diet that restricts your daily calories. We know this because there were no additional weight-loss or cardiovascular benefits of fasting two days per week, over an ordinary calorie restriction diet, in a study of 150 obese adults over the course of 50 weeks.

But you should also consider how difficult the diet will be to stick to. In a study of 100 randomized obese and overweight adults published in 2017, the dropout rate was higher with those who were fasting, 38 percent, compared to 29 percent for calorie restrictors and 26 percent for those who kept eating as they normally did.

Some people really struggle with having to monitor their intake and constantly record food in an app every day. So the takeaway of the study was if daily calorie restriction doesnt work for you, maybe alternate day fasting would be a little easier, said Krista Varady, Ph.D., professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the senior author of the study. Theres nothing magical here. Were tricking people into eating less food, in different ways, she said in 2017.

There is some new evidence that shows different forms of fasting are not equal in part because some are easier than others, but also because some forms of fasting better match our bodys natural circadian rhythm, thus lowering insulin levels, increasing fat burning hormones and decreasing appetite.

Basically, because our metabolism has evolved to digest food during the day and rest at night, changing the timing of meals to earlier in the day may be beneficial.

In a study done in Dr. Petersons lab, 11 adults did time-restricted feeding (eating from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and a control 12-hour eating period, for four days each. On the last day of each session, researchers measured energy expenditure and hunger hormones and found that time-restricted feeding improves the appetite hormone ghrelin and increases fat burning. Its shown to reduce the amount of fat in the liver, which is a risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, said Dr. Peterson.

Bottom line: If you want to lose weight and are someone who hates counting calories, you might consider fasting, as both methods offer similar weight loss benefits.

The most effective diet is the one you can stick to while still living your best life. Its hard to know which will work best before trying, but doctors and recent studies offer some guidance. Dr. Peterson said that complete, zero-calorie fasts generally prove to be too difficult to maintain. People stick with them maybe for the short-term, but they get quite hungry in the long-term, she said.

Time-restricted feeding fasting overnight and into the next morning is likely the easiest form of fasting to comply with. A longer than normal fasting period each night allows you to burn through some of your sugar stores, called glycogen. That does a couple things. It gives your body a little bit more time to burn fat. It also may help your body get rid of any extra salt in your diet, which would lower your blood pressure, Dr. Peterson said.

There arent any studies right now that state exactly how long one should fast. Researchers, like Dr. Peterson, are working on that. The minimum amount of time it takes to make fasting efficacious hasnt been proven via study, but the prevailing notion is its somewhere between 12 and 18 hours. But it can take a few days sometimes weeks of fasting regularly for your body to start burning fat for fuel. Brooke Alpert, nutritionist and author of The Diet Detox, suggests starting by moving your last meal to around 7 p.m. She said the reason for this is our bodies are better at doing some things at certain times. Our bodies are better at processing sugar in the morning than at night, said Dr. Varady. So eat bigger meals in the morning, for example.

And how often do you have to do daily intermittent fasting to see the benefit? Again, there hasnt been a study thats shown exactly how many days you need to fast, but a recent study in rodents showed they get about the same benefits fasting five days per week as they did fasting every day. The great thing is that were learning is that this type of fasting isnt all or nothing, said Dr. Peterson.

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By Bob Condotta

The Seattle Times

RENTON Shaquem Griffin is one of the most life-affirming examples offered up by professional sports of the human capacity for overcoming obstacles to reach ones goals.

So maybe his approach to his new role with the Seahawks trying to rush the passer off the edge at a listed 227 pounds shouldnt be surprising.

Griffin hints he may actually weigh a little less than 227, saying thats the weight I came in at when asked if its accurate. He spent this offseason trying to lose weight.

Whatever his exact weight, the role the Seahawks debuted for him at San Francisco often pits him against offensive linemen who may tip the scales at 100 pounds heavier.

Hes just not very big, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. You have to do special things with him.

Griffin who overcame losing his left hand when he was 4 due to amniotic band syndrome to forge a career as a professional football player notes that in his role as a pass rusher, the goal is to run by the offensive linemen and not through them. It puts one of his greatest strengths speed, which was illustrated in the memorable 4.38-second 40-yard dash he ran at the 2018 combine to maximum use.

I dont think weight really matters to me because I shouldnt be fighting hands to hands with them, he said. If I am, Im not doing something right. So my whole thing is dont get grabbed, dont get touched.

Griffin played 14 snaps Nov. 11 and didnt record an official stat no tackles, and no pressures as recorded by football analytic site Pro Football Focus.

But his 14 snaps (13 official and another on a play nullified by a penalty) came in a game in which the Seahawks played the best defense they have all season, holding the 49ers, who had been tearing up the NFL, to 302 yards in a game that went as long as an NFL game can 70 minutes.

No one seems to think that was a coincidence.

It was a good shot in the arm for the group to have a young, fast guy to come in there and just be a guy that comes off the ball really hard, Seahawks defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. said.

It was a long time coming for Griffin. His selection by the Seahawks might have been the highlight of the 2018 draft.

Griffin had begun to fall out of the spotlight this season, not playing a single defensive snap until Nov. 11, and only nine since the first game of 2018, when he filled in for injured K.J. Wright at weakside linebacker.

But with the season on the line, and the Seahawks looking for anything to rejuvenate a defense that ranked near the bottom of the NFL, Carroll decided to unleash Griffin as an edge rusher, essentially replacing Ziggy Ansah, who signed a one-year deal last May worth up to $9 million.

Griffin and Ansah played 14 snaps against the 49ers.

It was a little game-plan thing, Carroll said of the division of the snaps. We werent in a lot of those situations to rush the passer. Also, weve got to look at Shaquem and make some time. Its just about reps and competing.

Carroll and Norton said to expect Griffin to continue as an edge rusher, the spot where he excelled during his Central Florida career, recording 1812 sacks.

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You may have a goal to this year more specifically, fat.

May Simpkin, a -based nutritionist says most keen on beating the bulge are keen to lose fat around the middle.

But there is a lot of confusion about how to lose body fat, as opposed to burning the muscle youve been working hard to achieve in the gym.

In a piece for , Ms Simpkin reveals nine ways that you can target your weight loss and reduce fat.

1. Eat an early dinner

Studies show that eating dinner by mid-afternoon alters you bodys fat and carbohydrate burning patterns, which could help you lose fat.

There are various forms of time-restricted feeding including the popular 5:2 (fast for two days on 500 calories, eat healthy but normally for five) or 16:8 (finish eating by 8pm and start eating again at midday the next day leaving 16 hours between last nights dinner and the next days breakfast) diets.

In fact, researchers have concluded that eating between 8am and 2pm, followed by an 18-hour daily fast kept appetite levels more even throughout the day, in comparison to eating between 8am and 8pm.

This fasting approach works on the notion of restricting your energy intake to certain times. By doing so, it could be, as research suggests, an effective way to lose body fat.

After a meal, the digestive system processes and absorbs the food you have just eaten, so that your body can use the nutrients consumed.

This process takes around 4 to 5 hours.

During this time, the body will prioritise using the carbohydrates consumed as its preferred energy source, rather than rely on fat stored in the body.

However, once the carbohydrates have been used, the body will need to use its fat stores as a source of energy which will result in weight loss.

The key here is to ensure that each meal is balanced, satiating and nutrient dense.

2. Boost your protein intake

Protein is a complex nutrient that can boost your metabolism as part of the digestive process.

Researchers from McMaster University found that those eating high protein diets lost more body fat.

Whilst the study involved a tough program of exercise and a controlled diet over four weeks, a similar outcome can be achieved by eating a more balanced meal with good amounts of protein.

Protein rich foods include meat, fish, chicken, eggs and cheese. Nuts, beans, lentils and other pulses are also loaded with protein if youre vegan or vegetarian.

3. Eat more spicy foods

Spicy foods, especially those that contain Capsaicin (a compound in chilli peppers), have been shown to increase metabolism and stimulate the body to burn fat.

It basically means, adding chilli and other spices such as paprika and turmeric can help the body burn fat.

It is important to remember that this effect will only be achieved as part of a balanced diet.

When it comes to food, you should avoid restricting your calories severely through crash diets or cutting out an entire food category.

This is because the weight loss you will experience from a severely restricted diet will not actually be fat loss, but rather loss of water at the outset.

Crash diets are notoriously hard to sustain and once youre back to your original eating habits, the weight will quickly reappear on the scales as water is replaced.

However, if you opt for a less harsh approach to weight loss, with healthier, balanced choices along with moderate activity, you are more likely to sustain this way of eating.

Your body will still initially register weight loss that can be attributed to water loss but if you carry on, the weight you then lose after that will be fat.

If you continue with a highly restricted eating pattern, you will also lose muscle. This is not ideal as this will cause your metabolism to drop as your body burns more calories.

Its actually more beneficial to increase your muscle mass while losing fat, so that you also increase your metabolism, helping speed up weight loss.

If you dont provide your body with enough calories and your body fat becomes too low, it will need to seek out alternative energy sources and start to break down muscle as a result.

As you age, metabolism tends to slow down. However, there is plenty you can do to help maintain good metabolism levels as well as build muscle to help promote your fat loss without feeling tired.

Other fat burning foods to make sure you add to your diet include green tea six cups a day have been shown to help increase metabolism but make sure its strong and has been steeped for at least ten minutes as well as beetroot powder and black pepper.

4. Avoid alcohol

Unlike many foods, alcohol provides empty calories in other words, no nutrients.

Furthermore, alcohol is high in calories and sugar (especially when combined with mixers), providing an immediate fuel for the body to use, rather than fat, but which can quickly turn into excess fat when its not burned off.

The liquid calories alcohol contains is a sure way to sabotage your efforts to lose fat.

5. Avoid liquid calories

Whether its fizzy drinks, high sugar coffees, fruit juices or smoothies, drinks high in sugar and calories will send you on a blood sugar rollercoaster.

As a result, you will crave even more sugar.

The excess sugar consumed will eventually be converted to fat, which is counter-productive when you are trying to lose body fat.

Try sparkling mineral water with a squeeze of lime or fresh strawberries and instead of a mega-latte-mocha-tastic coffee, try an Americano with a splash of milk.

6. Prioritise sleep

Sleep is the time that your body rests and repairs, allowing your muscles to grow and recover.

A 2010 study by the University of Chicago found that when those on a diet got a full nights sleep, more than half the weight they lost was fat.

When they cut back on sleep, not only did this reduce the amount of fat loss to only one quarter, but they also reported feeling hungrier.

Without adequate rest, your satiation and hunger hormones, leptin and ghrelin, will be out of kilter. This can encourage cravings, in particular for sweet foods.

7. Do more low intensity cardio

Aerobic exercise requires fat as a primary fuel, so incorporating more aerobic activity into your daily routine will help to lose body fat.

Low intensity activities such as walking, cycling and running at a steady pace and done for at least 30 minutes at a time, can encourage your body into its fat-burning zone, so it can access the fat stores for a more efficient fuel source.

Shorter high intensity bursts will instead use glycogen stores in muscle instead of fat stores but this will increase your fitness so make sure you incorporate a little into your exercise line up.

8. Build weight training into your life

Speaking of having a varied exercise routine, building weight training whether that is actually lifting or doing programmes of light weights, resistance bands or body weight training will help your body burn fat.

The reason for that is lean muscle mass needs more calories to survive than fat does because lean muscle is so metabolically active.

In real terms, that means that a body high in lean muscle will burn more fat even at rest than someone with more fat on their bodies.

This is the annoying reason that sporty, athletic friend of yours seems to lose weight or stay the same when she goes on holiday and stops exercising.

Lean muscle has turned her body into a fat burning machine so that even when she lets go a little on holidays and stops working out, she still cant put on weight. That could be you.

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Along with the nip in the air, winter season is cue for common cold and viruses to enter your body.

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Now that the winter season is fast approaching, it's time to snuggle up with soups, hot chocolates, and all things warm and decadent. Along with the nip in the air, winter season is cue for common cold and viruses to enter your body. If you've started to experience those frequent bouts of cold and cough, then you may blame the changing weather for this. During this time of the year, our immunity tends to take a dip. Hence, it gets imperative to consume healthy food as a healthy and balanced diet is essential to keep flu and seasonal allergies at bay.

During the winter season, the vegetable and fruits markets are brimming with seasonal produce and we must make the most out of them. Including certain seasonal fruits and vegetables in your diet may help boost your body's immunity levels to a great extent.

This bright red wonder is brimming with nutrition. It can not only be eaten raw in the form of salads, but can also be transformed into a number of delectable delights like soups, cutlets, parathas etc. According to the book, 'Healing Foods' by DK Publishing House, "Good for balancing blood pressure, beetroot enhances blood circulation and relieves constipation. Antioxidant-rich beets are traditionally used in many parts of Europe as a nourishing food for patients who are recovering, to help combat fatigue, improve digestion, and support healthy immunity."

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Rich in fibre, minerals, vitamins and beta-carotene, carrots have a high nutritive profile. They make for a healthy addition to various meals; be it soups, juices or curries. Especially beneficial for those who want to lose weight, its high beta-carotene and lutein content may help improve eye health and immunity to a considerable extent.

One of the most versatile green leafy vegetables, spinach or palak is a winter speciality that is loved by people of all age groups. "Packed with vitamins and minerals, spinach contains more than a dozen different antioxidant flavonoid compounds that have anti-inflammation properties that protect against heart disease and help to neutralise the free radicals that compromise the immune system," notes the book 'Healing Foods'.

So without further ado, stock all of these in your kitchen pantry and add them to different curries, soups and juices to reap their many benefits.

(This content including advice provides generic information only. It is in no way a substitute for qualified medical opinion. Always consult a specialist or your own doctor for more information. NDTV does not claim responsibility for this information.)

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Kate Middleton is known internationally for being the wife of Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne. She is also known for her good looks.

The Daily Mail reported she drinks smoothies morning and afternoon, containing spirulina, kale, matcha (a finely ground green tea powder), spinach, lettuce, cilantro and blueberries.

In the past it has been claimed the Duchess enjoys making roast dinners at home, and make curries and soups for the family too.

As well as eating healthily, there are a number food rules all royals are reported to follow.

These include avoiding starch in the evening if they are eating with the Queen.

Early life

Kate Middleton, or Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was born on 9 January 1982 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, England.

She was born to Michael and Carole Middleton, a former flight dispatcher and air hostess. The couple founded a party supplies company, Party Pieces, in 1987 - now estimated to be worth 30 million.

Kate has a younger sister Pippa Matthews, 34, and a younger brother James Middleton, 31.

Education

Kate and her family moved to Amman, Jordan, in 1984, where the future Duchess was educated at an English-speaking nursery school.

After moving back to Berkshire the family sent Kate to private school, St Andrews School. She went on to briefly study at Downe House before moving onto Marlborough College where she boarded.

For university the young Kate attended the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. Here she was awarded an undergraduate MA (2:1 Hons) in history of art.

Relationship with Prince William

Kate met Prince William when they were both studying at St Andrews, and both living in St Salvator's Hall. Famously, William reportedly took a fancy to Kate after she wore a see-through dress during a fashion show.

In 2003 the couple began dating and lived together during their second year of university.

The couple split in April 2007, however, in October they were back together.

Wedding

Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with his late mother Princess Dianas engagement ring in October 2010. The couple were holidaying in Kenya at the time.

On 29 April 2011 they married at Westminster Abbey with a whopping 26 million watching the event live.

Kate wore an Alexander McQueen dress worth a reported 250,000 on the big day.

Kate assumed the title "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge" and also become the Duchess of Cambridge on the day.

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Bingeing on takeaways and a daily visit to the cob van led to a husband and wife piling on the pounds.

But now the couple are in seventh heaven after ditching fast food and shedding an impressive eight stones between them.

Dawn and Mark Smith weighed in at almost 50 stone between them but ditching the junk food has certainly paid dividends.

Dawn, 29, from Ashby, has told how she was always overweight but she became tired of seeing her 'Winnie the Pooh' belly. She used to tip the scales at 20 stone, she said.

While husband Mark weighed in at almost 30 stone and the pair decided it was time to change and they went on a diet together.

Dawn, who is mum to Cynthia, seven, and Isabelle, five, said: "I was always the fat kid at school. I have always been active and on the go but I just ate the wrong foods.

"McDonald's and Chinese food are my favourites and I was always popping into Greggs on the playgroup run."

Dawn said her mum used to poke fun at her 'Winnie the Pooh belly' and she became embarrassed when the woman who runs the 'cob van' knew her order every day.

The mum said: "Shortbread is my real downfall but we would also snack on chocolate and crisps, sitting on the settee binging on them every night.

"We would eat takeaways every night and between Mark and myself could get through at least half a loaf of bread at breakfast - just the two of us.

"It was getting ridiculous.

"In fact, it was so bad that the cob van lady always knew my order.

"I was living in leggings and T-shirts. It was just getting embarrassing.

Mark, 37, weighed in at almost 30 stone, and had diabetes and other health issues.

Said Dawn: "We just sat down and talked about our weight. We needed to be around for our girls."

After being inspired by Dawns mums incredible 10-stone weight loss, the couple joined her at the Woodville Slimming World group in January 2019 and saw results straight away.

Dawn said: "I had tried Slimming World before and it worked but I stopped going and piled the weight back on again.

"I told myself that I will stick this out and I am not going to give in like I normally do.

"Luckily I saw results straight away. In the first week I lost 9lbs and my clothes started feeling looser.

"I felt good and it really spurred me on.

"We used to be so negative and we were our own worst enemies because we had no motivation.

"Now we are so proud of each other."

Since joining the group Dawn, who was a size 26 to 28 and tipped the scales at 20 stone and half a pound, and dropped five dress sizes and weighed around 16 stone 7.5lb.

An incredible transformation in 33 weeks.

Mark was 29 stone 10lbsand wearing XXXXXXL clothes when they joined the group and now weighs 24 Stone 9.5 lbs and is now in XXXL clothing.

The pairs weight loss has shocked lots of people, and many have commented on Dawns new figure.

She said: "My friends and family are all surprised at the difference in me but really proud.

"I cannot believe how much of a reaction I have been getting since losing the weight.

"I have had strangers coming up to me in the street saying 'I have seen you around and I cant believe you have lost so much weight. You look great'.

"I am so proud of Mark, and the girls are always excited to see if we have bought any certificates back.

"It just shows that if I can do it, I believe anyone can.

"I used to have anxiety and panic attacks but now I sit up in the group and I give out advice.

"I won woman of the year 2019 and together we won Slimming World couple of the year for 2019.

"I feel so much better, so much healthier since losing weight."

The couple, who run their own company, MD Smiths LTD (Electrical Contractors), are already making big plans for the future.

Dawn said: "The only time I have gained weight in 33 weeks is when I went on holiday to Greece.

"I am tall so I want to lose another three stone and Mark wants to lose a total of 10 stone this year.

"I am going to be 30 in March and I really want to have a big party and wear a nice dress and impress.

"I want people to say 'oh my god' and be shocked at how I look. I cant wait."

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Lunch: Homemade quiche and salad

Tea: Fajitas and salad

Snacks: Strawberries

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Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman may attempt to have the testosterone charges thrown out of the medical tribunal that is currently assessing his fitness to practise.

On Thursday, Freeman's lawyer, Mary O'Rourke QC, indicated she is poised to issue a 'half-time submission' based on the argument the General Medical Council (GMC), which has brought the case against Freeman, cannot substantiate its allegations.

"The GMC has no evidence to support its case," O'Rourke stated, according to the BBC. If successful, the submission, which would wouldn't be made before late next week, could see the remaining charges dropped mid-way through the process.

The GMC brought no fewer than 22 allegations against Freeman, but he is only contesting four of them, all relating to the delivery of testosterone gel to British Cycling and Team Sky headquarters in June 2011.

Having previously denied ordering the banned substance, and falsely claiming it had been returned to the supplier, Freeman has admitted to the tribunal he did order it but claims it was to treat erectile dysfunction in Shane Sutton. Sutton vehemently denied the accusation, along with any knowledge of the delivery, before storming out of the tribunal last week.

Of the four contested allegations, the central one is number 12: "You placed the Order and obtained the Testogel a) when you knew it was not clinically indicated for the non-athlete member of staff, b) knowing or believing it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance."

Part b) was amended before the tribunal formally opened, having previously read that Freeman ordered the Testogel "to administer to an athlete...".

On Thursday, O'Rourke, who had resisted the GMC's amendment request, insisted the GMC had no evidence to substantiate its allegations "even as amended".

A half-time submission would only be issued once it is decided how Sutton's testimony should be treated, which is currently being debated by the tribunal. Given the manner of his departure, and the fact he didn't return for the second scheduled day of evidence-giving, there are question marks over how much weight will be given to his testimony, if it should be considered at all.

While O'Rourke wants Sutton's evidence scrapped, the GMC's lawyer, Simon Jackson QC, blamed O'Rourke for inciting Sutton's angry departure, after she accused him of being a "serial liar" and a "doper with a doping history".

"The nature and tone of the cross-examination was deliberately focused not on the Testogel, but to make allegations of doping," Jackson said, according to the BBC.

O'Rourke described that as "nonsense" and blamed the GMC for not issuing a witness summons to ensure he returned. "The GMC has created this problem," she said, according to the Mail. "He has been led to believe his attendance was voluntary."

The debate over Sutton's evidence and a possible half-time submission followed another eventful day on Wednesday in which it was revealed Freeman had downloaded articles to his laptop on the testosterone-boosting drugs and the relationship between testosterone levels and endurance exercise.

The trial continues.

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