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When Jackie Gilmore-Jacksons mother passed away, she turned to food for comfort. It wasnt uncommon for her to snack mindlessly and eat at odd hours, even enjoying dinner at midnight. Since that sad time in 2010, her weight slowly increased.

It wasnt until she saw a note from her doctor that she realized her health was in danger.

I saw on the chart obese and my feelings were hurt, Gilmore-Jackson, 48, of Wilmington, North Carolina, told TODAY. When I think of obese, I think of people who are really, really large."

Jackie Gilmore-Jackson before she lost 68 pounds and improved her health.

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Her doctor told her that even though her cholesterol and blood pressure numbers were normal, that wouldnt always be the case if she didnt make some changes. Then, she saw a picture of herself and felt even worse. At the time, she was 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 252 pounds and she didnt recognize herself.

I remember being so down and I thought What happened? How did you get this way? she said.

It was June 2016 when she realized she needed to lose weight. She started by making small changes, cutting sodium and sugar and buying a pedometer to count her steps. Gilmore-Jackson thought she was active, but she soon learned that she only averaged about 2,000 steps a day, a little less than a mile.

At the same time, she applied to participate in the Womans Day Live Longer and Stronger Challenge. The magazine selected five women from across the country to receive nutrition and exercise counseling from Joy Bauer and guidance from experts at Mayo Clinic to lose weight and improve their health.

Gilmore-Jackson never thought she'd be selected, but she committed to changing her habits no matter what. When she learned she would be part of the program, she felt thrilled.

Jackie Gilmore-Jackson tries walking 15,000 steps a day. She has also cut sugar and salt from her diet. These changes helped her lose 68 pounds and improve her health.

I just couldnt believe I actually got accepted, she said. I really needed that. I needed something to motivate me.

She believes the tips she learned from being in the program helped her. Having a support group she could talk with kept Gilmore-Jackson motivated and engaged. In the first month, she dropped 12 pounds. After eight months, she is down 68 pounds.

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I was just so impressed because in the past it took me longer, she said. We had accountability to get me where I needed to be."

Gilmore-Jackson shares some tips she learned in the program and from her own experience that helped her lose weight.

For most of her life, Gilmore-Jackson used food when she felt sad or stressed. Recently, her company went through a round of layoffs, but instead of eating, she walked.

I took a deep breath and I walked around the campus three times and when I came back, I felt better, she said. I didnt have the desire to eat.

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Every hour an alarm goes off on Gilmore-Jacksons pedometer and she walks for three minutes. She arrives at work early so she walks for an extra 20 minutes. Building workout time into her schedule keeps her active and reinforces healthy habits. On average, she takes 15,000 steps a day.

Jackie Gilmore-Jackson says having a support group was also key.

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When Gilmore-Jackson cooked, shed just toss a dash of salt or sugar in her food. She had no idea that she was using way more than a serving. Her teaspoons were more like tablespoons.

I was eating two or three times more than I was supposed to be eating, she said.

Now, she measures everything and knows shes eating proper portions.

When Gilmore-Jackson first started her weight-loss journey, she simply cut sugar and salt. Then, she started eating more fruits and veggies. Then, she started drinking 16 ounces of water before meals. Making these changes slowly helped her lose weight and build good habits.

Start today. Dont say Monday, dont say tomorrow, she said. There is something you can do today, drink more water, go for a walk.

For more weight-loss inspiration, check out our My Weight-Loss Journey page.

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Leptin, which was formally discovered in 1994, is a protein manufactured within fat cells that circulates through the blood stream and signals to the hypothalamus the part of the brain controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and emotional activity whether your fat cells have enough energy to fuel the bodys normal metabolic processes. Because of its role in regulating hunger, leptin was thought to be a potential tool to help weight loss but Robert H. Lustig, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, argues that, instead, leptin is really a potential cause of weight gain.

When leptin levels are above a certain threshold, the brain is given the signal to stop eating, and the body burns energy at a healthy rate; if leptin levels are unbalanced, though, this seemingly harmless hormone can adversely affect your ability to shed pounds. Lustig warns that if not enough leptin reaches the brain; it signals to the body that its still hungry, or worse, starving. As the brain enters starvation mode, a number of processes go into motion all of which stymie weight loss: You get hungrier, you take in extra energy, and you store fat in order to re-establish normal leptin levels.

But its not a lack of leptin thats necessarily problem this could be easily be remedied with supplements rather what leads to weight gain is leptin resistance, a condition that prevents the brain from receiving the signal to stop eating. Without this natural indictor, the body becomes obese, but the brain believes its starving. Living with leptin resistance makes weight loss a struggle, but there are ways to naturally reestablish leptin sensitivity. Lustig recommends bringing down triglyceride levels by limiting saturated fat intake, eating more omega-3 fatty acids, and engaging in weekly exercise. High triglyceride levels seem to block leptin transport into the brain, and in order to make your leptin work, you have to let the signaling occur. The only way to let the signaling occur it to get your triglyceride down, notes Lustig.

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Dawn French stunned viewers with her youthful appearance on This Morning on March 1.

Wearing a floral kimono-style top with pink velvet boots, the funny woman looked to be in marvellous health.

And fans were left in disbelief when The Vicar of Dibley star revealed that she will turn 60 in October.

You look so absolutely stunning and ageless, one fan tweeted

You are dazzling! another wrote

I swear youre getting younger #doriangray looking amazing, a third fan shared.

Dawn lost a whopping seven-and-a-half stone nearly six years ago.

But speaking in 2014, she revealed her dramatic weight loss was because of she had a hysterectomy after a cancer scare .

I became quite ill about three years ago, with all kinds of hell kicking off in here, where I keep my lady plumbing, she said on stage during her one-woman show.

Anyway, I eventually went to hospital, and my doc was so convinced I had uterine cancer, that he ordered a second biopsy to be sure, when the first one was clear. Even before the result of the second one, I decided to be done with my old enemy, my defunct reproductive stuff. It was curtailing my life.

So my womb and I parted company. Goodbye. When I was due to have my hysterectomy the doc told me that if I could lose some weight before the op, they would be able to do it via key-hole, and I would recover in three weeks or so.

Otherwise it would be big open surgery, and three months to recover. So, I set about dropping a few stone. No magic wand, just tiny, joyless low-cal eating and lots more walking for weeks and weeks. It was grim. I lost seven and a half stone. I could have the keyhole surgery. Great. Thats all it was, practical.

The huge weight loss came around 14 months after her split from her marriage to Lenny Henry and at the time was thought to be due to her heartache and eating more healthily.

Dawn will return to our screens tonight as the host of ITV's newest show, Little Big Shots.

Shes on the lookout for the very best in young fresh talent, and will get it all on film for ITV.

Little Big Shots intends to showcase the amazing skills of some of the most talented children from all over the country in a show that is basically Britain's Got Talent, but for children.

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March 01, 2017

By Jean Fain

Ive been trying to bite my tongue about Oprahs new cookbook, I really have. Who am I to judge one of Americas wealthiest women for sharing her weight-loss secrets and her favorite Weight Watchers-friendly recipes? Who am I to question if one of the most famous "yo-yo" dieters in dieting history has made peace with food or has simply managed to call a truce?

Actually, who I am a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders is exactly why Ive got a problem with Oprah and every other celebrity who celebrates dieting. Because of who I am, Im painfully aware of the downside of doing as celebrity diet proponents say, but not necessarily as they do.

Which isnt to say I dont understand the appeal of celebrity diets. I do. Flipping through the pages of the new star-studded and fabulously adorned diet books, I found renewed inspiration to eat greens and grains. I also enjoyed sampling favorite recipes of various stars; some are as dull and diet-y as expected, but many are remarkably delicious and nutritious. Oprahs unfried chicken is yummy. Gwyneths detox truffles, heavenly!

When I say celebrity diet, I mean any structured eating plan endorsed by-- or in actress-turned-entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrows parlance, "curated by"-- a celebrity. Whether its a tailor-made plan that facilitates weight loss, like Paltrows organic, whole-food, sugar-free diet, or a more established program that a celebrity is endorsing, such as Oprahs own Weight Watchers, a diet by any other name is still a diet. However, one unusual food choice, like Kim Kardashians penchant for placenta, does not a celebrity diet make.

With their intoxicating blend of impossible expectations, misguided authority and restrictive guidelines, celebrity diets are predestined to fail spectacularly.

From where I sit, clean eating, lifestyle plans, weight management programs, juice cleanses, support systems... theyre all diets, and theyre all bound to fail. But with their intoxicating blend of impossible expectations, misguided authority and restrictive guidelines, celebrity diets are predestined to fail spectacularly.

So, while I see the appeal of celebrity diets, Ive also seen the disheartening and dangerous aftermath, and it aint pretty. Which is why Ive decided to damn the consequences and tell the ugly truth.

Here are my three main problems with celebrity diets:

1. Celebrities Dont Look Like They Do Because Of Their Diets

Stars look like stars because theyre either genetically blessed with high metabolisms and lean bodies, driven to perfection, or both. Whats more, actresses, models, celebrity yoga instructors and the like get paid the big bucks to look fantastic. And a good thing, because it costs a pretty penny to employ an entourage of experts to keep up appearances.

People with eating issues tend to believe their problem is limited resources. If they had enough time, money and a personal chef, theyd be all set. But the fundamental problem isnt inadequate resources, but unspectacular genes and wishful thinking. If only they could transfer meal planning and cooking to an expert, or so the thinking goes, theyll live slimly ever after. Somehow, they forget Oprah has had her pick of personal chefs, trainers and medical experts for decades now, and yet she still struggles with her weight.

2. Diets Dont Work

Diets reliably promote weight gain, not loss, thereby increasing the very weight-related health risks they aim to decrease. Its cruel but statistically true: A five-year study of 2,500 teens showed dieting is an important predictor of both obesity and new eating disorders.

The reasons why diets dont work are complex and intertwined, but suffice it to say the body couldn't care less about fitting into skinny jeans when it's protecting you from starvation, which is your bodys experience of dieting. It slows down your metabolism, ramps up hunger, activates stress hormones, and is hellbent on eating every last Dorito until it safely returns you to your enduring, higher weight.

3. Celebrity Diets Are Even Less Likely to Work

Celebrity diets backfire big-time for all the same reasons and more. Diets of the rich and famous tend to be expensive, costing dieters time and money they dont necessarily have. Some go to wacky extremes, eliminating such an idiosyncratic list of foods that social occasions become stressful events. Whats a restaurant-goer to order on Gwyneths 10-day detox, which excludes gluten, soy, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, red meat, white rice, shellfish, raw fish, peanuts, tomatoes, eggplant, strawberries, corn... ?

Celebrity diets are beyond doomed because of the toxic mix of negative comparisons, shame and self-criticism they inspire. As inspiring as it might be to watch your favorite celebrities diet down to size, the airbrushed photos of celebrity dieters looking like theyre doing better than you tend to make you feel worse and exacerbate the very eating issues their diets are meant to alleviate.

When youre self-compassionate, theres no need to count points or calories or carbs. Thats because you generally appreciate your body and the food you feed it.

Interestingly, Oprah and a few other celebrities do recommend, among many other things, the antidote to that whole toxic mix and the missing ingredient in most celebrity diets: self-compassion. But, as with her diet, O doesnt exactly practice what she preaches. She waxes poetic about loving her body, but also waxes euphoric about counting Weight Watchers points. Its a mixed message at best, and a misguided one.

Self-compassion means treating yourself like a beloved child with love and kindness. When your stomach cries out in hunger, you dont ignore its cries; you feed yourself. And when your stomachs full, you dont go back for seconds and thirds; you put down your fork.

Self-compassion also means never going on a diet. When youre self-compassionate, theres no need to count points or calories or carbs. Thats because you generally appreciate your body and the food you feed it. You naturally eat less and weigh less without dieting.

So whatll it be have what Oprah or Gwyneth or Snooki are having or have a little self-compassion? You really cant have both.

Jean Fain is a Harvard Medical School-affiliated psychotherapist and the author of The Self-Compassion Diet.

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The heart of a traditional Mediterranean diet is mainly vegetarianmuch lower in meat and dairy than a standard Western dietand uses fruit for dessert. So, its no surprise that those eating that way had very low heart disease rates compared to those eating standard Western diets. My video below gives the lowdown on the link between the fats we eat and the health of our arteries.

A landmark study has been cited to suggest that all types of fatwhether animal or vegetableare associated with the appearance of new atherosclerotic lesions in our coronary arteries, which feed our hearts. About 100 men were given angiograms at baseline and then again two years later, looking for the development of coronary lesions, all while monitoring their diets every year.

Only about 1 in 20 eating lower fat diets had new lesions, compared to about 8 in 20 on more typical American diets of around 33% or more fat. But, when the researchers drilled down, only three types of fat appeared to increase significantly the likelihood of the appearance of new lesions: lauric, oleic, and linoleic.

Lauric acid is a saturated fat found in coconut oil and palm kernel oil, which can be found in such junk foods as whipped cream and candy bars. Oleic comes from the Latin word oleum, for olive oil, but thats not where the subjects of this study were getting their oleic acid. The top sources for Americans are basically cake, chicken, and pork, and linoleic comes mostly from chicken. So, the study really just showed that people eating lots of junk, chicken, and pork tended to close off their coronary arteries.

To see if major sources of plant fats like olive oil or nuts help or hurt, ideally wed do a multi-year, randomized study where wed take thousands of people, have one-third eat more nuts, another third eat more olive oil, and the final third do essentially nothing, and then see who does better. And thats exactly what some researchers did. The PREDIMED study took thousands of people in Spain who were at high risk for heart disease and were already eating a Mediterranean-ish diet, and randomized them into three groups for a couple of yearsone group with added extra virgin olive oil, a second with added nuts, and a third group that was told to cut down on fat, but actually didnt, so basically ended up as a no-dietary-changes control group. What happened to the amount of plaque in their arteries over time?

Whereas there was significant worsening of carotid artery thickening and plaque in the no-dietary-changes control group, those in the added-nuts group showed a significant reversal in thickening and an arrest in plaque progression. There were no significant changes in the added olive oil group.

The richness of the plant-based MedDiet [Mediterranean diet] in potentially beneficial foods, such as fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, cereals, and olive oil, is believed to explain its cardioprotective effects. However, these results suggest nuts are a preferable source of fat compared to olive oil and may delay the progression of atherosclerosis, the harbinger of future cardiovascular events such as stroke. Adding nuts appeared to cut the risk of stroke in half.

Note, though, they were still having strokes, albeit half as many. So, the nuts appeared to be helping. However, they were still eating a diet conducive to strokes and heart attacks. All three groups had basically the same heart attack rates, the same overall death rates. Thats what Dr. Ornish, a proponent of a mostly whole foods, plant-based diet, noted when he commented on the study: There was no significant reduction in the rates of heart attack, death from cardiovascular causes, or death from any cause, only that stroke benefit.

But, hey, thats not nothing. A Mediterranean diet is certainly better than what most people are consuming, but a diet based on whole plant foods may be even better, since its shown to reverse heart disease, not contribute to it. The authors of the study replied that they didnt wish to detract from Ornishs work, noting that Mediterranean and plant-based diets actually share a great number of foods in common. Yes, Ornishs diet can reverse heart disease. The major problem with the Ornish diet, argued proponents of the Mediterranean diet, is that it doesnt taste good, so hardly anyone sticks to it.

In health,

Michael Greger, M.D.

PS: If you havent yet, you can subscribe to my free videoshereand watch my live, year-in-review presentations2015:Food as Medicine: Preventing and Treating the Most Dreaded Diseases with Diet, and my latest, 2016:How Not to Die: The Role of Diet in Preventing, Arresting, and Reversing Our Top 15 Killers

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A few times a week or before you go grocery shopping, scan your fridge for what's about to go bad and pull those items to the front. Make a plan to use them soon in a meal.

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WSYR-TV - Fad diets and nutritional products aren't always supported by science.

A group of doctors with the American College of Cardiology are offering guidance on these nutritional approaches.

They warn that "juicing" actually concentrates calories, meaning you could be getting more calories and less fiber.

If you don't have a sensitivity to gluten, they want you to know a gluten free diet might not be for you it can actually lead to weight gain.

If you really want to protect your heart experts recommend skipping the antioxidant supplements. There is no proof they actually work.

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Bariatric surgery can slim your body, but attitude and behavior also play key roles in long-term weight loss, according to new research from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.

Although very effective, bariatric surgery is a not a low-effort means of losing weight, said lead author Anna-Leena Vuorinen of VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, who performed the research as a visiting scholar at the Food and Brand Lab.

Individuals undergo invasive surgery and are required to follow strict diet in order to ensure sustained weight loss and to prevent complications, but the key to meeting weight loss objectives, might be in learning to enjoy healthy eating and exercise, she said.

Vuorinen, along with Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, and researchers from Duke and Stanford universities, surveyed 475 people, mostly women, at least one year after surgery to see how their enjoyment of health-related behaviors had changed after the procedure and how enjoyment related to weight-loss success.

They found that two years after surgery, those who reported increased enjoyment of exercise and eating healthy foods also were more likely to meet weight-loss goals.

Of those surveyed who experienced successful weight loss more than two years following surgery, more than 70 percent reported enjoying eating healthy foods more than they did before surgery.

Less than half of those with unsuccessful weight loss reported that they enjoyed eating healthy foods more.

When it came to exercise, 59 percent of those with successful weight loss two to five years after surgery reported getting more enjoyment from exercise than before surgery whereas for those unsuccessful in their weight loss, 43 percent reported enjoying exercise more.

Similarly, among those who had five or more years since their surgery, nearly half of those successful with their weight loss reported enjoying exercise more than before, whereas only 28 percent of those unsuccessful with their weight loss reported enjoying exercise more.

Furthermore, the researchers found that those who sought support from therapists, nutritionists or personal trainers continued to achieve weight goals five years after surgery.

Most patients who go through a bariatric surgery lose a significant amount of weight during the first two years.

The challenge for many is to keep the weight off. To be successful, enjoyment of healthy behaviors seems to play a role, according to the research.

If you dont enjoy healthy eating or exercising, seeking the support of a health professional might change your mind and keep you on track with your weight loss goals years down the road, said Wansink, the John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Marketing.

The findings appeared in Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care.

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When you're trying to lose weight, get into shape or manage a condition like type 2 diabetes, it can be confusing to choose from the 20 different diets that all promise superb health and massive weight loss.

One diet that has gained popularity of late is the ketogenic diet, also known as the 'keto diet', a strict low carb, high fat way of eating.

To find out more about the keto diet, The Huffington Post Australia spoke to two health experts.

"The keto diet is basically a very low-carb diet to encourage the body to use fat as fuel instead of glucose," nutritionist Fiona Tuck told HuffPost Australia. "The lower the carbohydrate intake, the quicker the body enters a fat burning state."

The diet promotes eating fewer than 50 grams of carbohydrates a day to encourage the body into a state of ketosis, where the body is almost completely fuelled by fat (rather than glucose in the form of carbohydrates).

"When we dramatically limit carbohydrate intake, the body needs to look for an alternate fuel source, calling on the body to convert its supply of fat to glucose, a process called ketosis," Tuck said.

"Ketosis produces ketone bodies which are produced from the breakdown of fats in the liver. When the body calls on fat stores to supply energy, we lose weight.

"Some keto diets promote as little as 15-20 grams of carbohydrates a day. Carbohydrates are contained in a variety of foods such as bread, rice, pasta, whole grains, fruits and starchy vegetables."

According to nutritionist Anthony Power, by drastically reducing cabrohydrates in the diet, increasing fat and pushing the body into ketosis, the body uses a more stable source of fuel.

"The ketogenic diet is producing an alternative fuel for the body, not fuelling primarily on glucose from carbohydrates. It's fuelling on the breakdown of fat. We don't need outside glucose," Power said.

"A few thousand years ago, the body needed to be able to breakdown our own fat, or fat in animal products, to fuel our brain and body. And it did that by ketones."

Fat also has a much smaller impact on blood sugar levels, Power added, especially compared to carbohydrates and protein.

While giving up carbs sounds like an impossible feat, there are two significant pros for the ketogenic diet.

"The positives -- it's a quick and reliable way to lose weight quickly," Tuck said. "So it's better suited to someone that needs to lose weight quickly in a short period of time. For example, a morbidly obese person in need of medical intervention."

Because fat does not impact insulin the way carbohydrates too, Power said the ketogenic diet is ideal for people who are diabetic or insulin resistant. Research is proving this to be effective, too.

"The World Health Organisation currently estimates that 400 million people worldwide have diabetes -- nearly half a billion people," Power said. "Why? Because eating carbohydrates (which converts to glucose) then increases our blood sugar, increases our insulin, leads to weight gain and eventually heart disease and diabetes.

"The majority of patients I use the ketogenic diet for are diabetics, those with heart disease and gastrointestinal tract issues (reflux, constipation, bloating), and they've had great results when they reduce their carbohydrates."

According to Tuck, following a ketogenic diet can be potentially damaging to health, particularly in terms of nutritional deficiencies.

"If followed under medical supervision for a short period of time, it can be very successful. However, long term is not recommended due to potential side effects," Tuck said.

"Side effects of a long term ketogenic diet can include muscle loss, dizziness, loss of mental clarity and focus, kidney damage and acidosis.

"Cutting out food groups for a long period of time may also put the body at risk of nutritional deficiencies. Limiting carbohydrate intake means a higher fat and protein intake, leading to possible over-consumption of saturated fats and proteins."

Due to the strict nature of the diet, following a ketogenic diet can also be isolating and unsustainable.

"Cutting out carbohydrates to the degree that is required for the body to go into ketosis makes the diet very limited and potentially antisocial to follow," Tuck said.

Before starting any diet, it's important to see a GP, particularly those with health conditions, who are elderly, pregnant, on medication and who have a high intensity job and rely on mental alertness or physical exertion.

"Whatever diet you start, do it for a reason and have an endpoint," Power explained.

And if you don't need to diet, don't.

"If you're getting along fine in terms of the food you're eating, your body is not inflamed, you're not diabetic, you're not overweight, then terrific. But for those 400 million patients in the world today, putting them on a carbohydrate restricted diet works."

The main principles of the keto diet is a reduction of carbs to 50 grams or fewer, and an increase in fats.

"The ideal fat is grass-fed meat and butter, olive oil, avocado, oily fish, nuts and seeds -- not having mountains of highly processed vegetable oils or margarine that have been highly treated," Power said.

A person can check whether they're actually in a state of ketosis through urine testing strips as well as through blood and breath tests.

Power does warn people against starting the ketogenic diet without supervision or properly researching (researching online for 10 minutes doesn't count).

"That's the problem. Patients can feel pretty bad -- achy, irritable, poor sleep, cramping," Power told HuffPost Australia. "But they haven't increased their sodium, potassium or magnesium.

"When you go on a ketogenic diet, your body does change, including levels of electrolytes, potassium, sodium and magnesium. You're changing in a positive way but for many patients, for the first few weeks (especially those who are diabetic or have blood sugar issues) you have to really monitor it."

Even still, the ketogenic diet may not work for you.

"Everyone responds differently. You may lose 30 kilos, your best friend may lose three kilos and feel horrible. It's such an individual thing," Power said.

"It's not 'no carbohydrates' forever. It's just finding what amount is good for you and finding that sweet spot."

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