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Wine is, by nature, an indulgent drink. And while some of those sweet indulgenceseach sip awash with tannins that tickle the tongue, and bursting with complex, fruity flavorscan never be stripped away, one company is out to prove you can have your Prosecco and drink it, too, without the guilty indulgence of too many calories.

Gancia Leggero is a new diet Prosecco. It packs the same alcohol-content punch as its sister sparkling winesat 11.5 percentbut goes down with less sugar and fewer calories. The company claims their bottles contains 75 percent less sugar that other Prosecco, according the Evening Standard, and has just 65 calories per 3.4-ounce glass.

Of course, it's worth noting that Prosecco is already a skinny drink. Most contain just a teaspoon of sugar (or about about one gram) and 80 calories per glass, making Prosecco one of the best alcoholic beverages for your beltline already. Gancia Leggero simply upsor, in this case, lowersthe ante.

Gancia recently launched its new diet beverage in at least 18 pubs near London, with plans to expand its availability throughout the U.K., and pub owners seem pleased to offer the drink to customers craving a guilt-free sipping experience.

"Prosecco is already considered one of the lighter drinks, and now with a 'skinny' version, this is no doubt going to tap into a growing consumer trend for low-calorie and low-sugar products," says Suzanne Baker, commercial director of the Stonegate Pub Company, adding the alcoholic beverage is the "closest you'll get to clean drinking."

Now, you can buy a glass of the Gancia Leggero in: Cannick Tapps, City; Green Dragon, Croydon; Britannia, Monument; Argyle London, Farringon; Temperance, Fulham; George, Woodford; The Green, Shepherds Bush; Vineyard, Islington; William Blake, Old Street; Earl Of Camden, Camden; Alice; Aldgate; Bonds, Mayfair; Crutched Friar; Fenchurch; Minories, Tower Hill; Famous Cock Tavern, Islington; Nags Head, Islington; Pembroke Castle, Primrose Hill; and Trader, Whitecross.

But fair warning: This drink won't be cheap. According to the Evening Standard, Prosecco prices are expected to rise across the U.K. following Brexit. With the time you'd save on the treadmill, however, you might not care.

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With a new album, clothing line and acting career in the works, popstar Rita Ora has had one heck of a year.

In a cover story for SHAPE magazines April issue, the 26-year-old dishes on how shes managed it all, and diet, exercise and mindset all played a crucial role.

This past year, Ive really been on my game by eating right and going to the gym, Ora told SHAPE. As a result, Im focused now, and I get a lot more done.

Ora revealed shes changed her attitude toward exercise, and has started viewing movement as fun rather than a means to punish her body. To get her sweat on, she prefers one to two hours of daily circuit training, with squats, weightlifting and cardio all in the mix.

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Whereas she used to work out till she made herself sick, Ora told SHAPE she now exercises to get stronger and healthier, not thin.

I didnt start working out to get skinnier I started working out to feel better, Ora told the magazine. And I think its important for women to know that.

As for diet, Ora said she steers clear of bread and sugar, instead opting for lean protein, fish and veggies. That approach signals a clear break from Oras previous perspective on eating.

I used to be like, Im not eating! she revealed to SHAPE. Eating isnt the problem, though. Its about what your body needs, and everyones body is different.

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Ora also divulged her top role models: her parents, plus-size model Ashley Graham, and Jennifer Lopez. They provide her with the inspiration she needs to be her best self, she said.

When I need to motivate myself to work out, I look at pictures of women like Jennifer Lopez and Kate Beckinsale, she told SHAPE. They look incredible! If they can look like that, I have no excuse.

Still, Ora takes the time to indulge. Her vices? Wine and cheese.

I indulge once a week, she said. But I dont go crazy.

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She told SHAPE she loves her curves and thighs, and is proud of the way she looks.

"I'm a size 28 in jeans," she told the magazine. "And thats an average, normal size. Im proud that Im normal.

Oras body positivity is ultimately a reflection of her upcoming album, due out this summer.

[The album] is done in a moving-forward way, she told SHAPE. Its a positive, uplifting album.

Well cheers to that.

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Keeping up with diet and nutrition is a difficult challenge for anyone, let alone college students who love beer and pizza. Diets are great but much like other addictions such as painkillers and meth, its easy to backslide into cheeseburgers. Staying strong will benefit you in the long run, but how can you do that on campus? Here are some helpful diet tips for a variety of picky eaters.

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So you want to lose weight. If youre looking to lose a healthy amount of weight, a little (a lot) hard work and persistence will go a long way.

The cafeteria has a salad bar that will be pretty decent once you spice it up with some veggies and a little dressing. Aside from that, theres usually at least one healthy item at the Kitchen like sauted spinach or kale. The hardest part here will just be avoiding eye contact with the pizza bar.

Chopd & Wrapd is the healthiest option outside of the cafeteria with salads and wraps galore. Be careful though as theyll pour the dressing until you say stop. Dont let your salad or wrap turn into soup. Stay away from adding too much fun stuff like bacon bits and croutons as well.

UNF nutrition instructor, Andrea Altice, gave some helpful advice for a variety of diets.

Get [foods] with whole grains whether its whole grain cereal or whole wheat bread, said Altice. Things with fiber, like fresh fruit and vegetables, keep you full and that will help with people trying to lose a few pounds.

Altering your diet to include whole grains and fruit is easy. When ordering a wrap or a sandwich, make sure to ask for wheat simple as that. And why not put some fruit on the side? Almost every eatery on campus has apples or bananas for sale.

Maintaining a lean diet is important, but the weight wont go away on its own. Exercise and diet go hand-in-hand and working out at least four to six times a week will produce happy results. After you lose the extra weight, you may want to take the next step: putting on muscle.

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Curls get girls and tris get guys, its true, but gains are impossible without a proper diet to go along with your workout. Luckily most locations on campus have at least one option for the nerds who want some muscle.

Protein (brotein) is going to be your best friend through this process. Some good sources of protein include peanut butter, milk and meat. The type of meat is important though. Try to get in the habit of screaming and running when you see fried chicken or any other kind of meat. It has protein, yes, but you are far better off with lean meats such as grilled chicken or fish.

Chopd & Wrapd has the leanest and greenest options on campus. Build your own salad, build your own wraps, choose your protein (always pick grilled chicken), and youll be putting things inside you that make your body happy and healthy.

For those who really want to bulk, however, the cafeteria is the way to go. Find the grill in the back left and take as much grilled chicken as you likeafter all, its a buffet. The kitchen to the right of that usually has veggies like spinach or kale, and of course the salad bar works here too (though it isnt as good as Chopd & Wrapd).

Altice says that one of the most important parts of staying strong is a large carb intake.

People are usually saying that carbs are bad because they are trying to lose weight, when in fact you need at least 50 percent of your calories coming from carbohydrates; thats the bulk of getting your energy, said Altice. You should not be cutting out carbohydrates to lose weight.

The main focus here is to eat a lot, but eat healthy. Working out every day will increase your appetite exponentially and what better place to satiate that hunger than a buffet filled with protein (brotein).

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This will be by far the hardest diet to maintain with an on-campus diet. You might run into some locations that dont cater to vegans at all. The cafe does have plenty of options for those of you with meal plans.

All the way in the back right corner is the vegan bar. This tiny bar has only three stations, but they are full of food catered specifically to vegans. Choices like tofu stew, vegetable paella, kale and other tasty, animal-free treats.

The most important thing for vegans is to make sure you are getting enough of three main nutrients: protein, iron and B12. Protein can be found in tofu, beans, tofu, nuts and peanut butterand tofu. So basically if you dont like tofu, you will have a hard time being a vegan.

For B12, Altice recommends a supplement for vegans because it comes from animals. These can be bought for cheap from Publix or Walgreens.

Iron comes from red meats, chicken and fish. Altice recommends using an iron skillet to cook dried beans and peas which will absorb the iron from the cooking ware.

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Everybody needs a cheat day too. Sorry, but diet or no diet, you cant just quit pizza cold turkey. Take a Sunday or Saturday every week to have some pizza at the cafeteria or Papa Johns. If you want to stay healthy while also cheating a bit, get a quesadilla from Chick-N-Grill. They taste like Christmas morning and you can fill em up with veggies.

Altice knows the importance of cheat days too.

I know you have cravings for pizza and Chick-fil-A and thats okay. If youre having it once in awhile thats fine. Pizza is okay but its about what you put on it. Dont put any high fat products on there. Put hamburger instead of pepperoni or use turkey pepperoni, said Altice.

Take it from someone who used to eat whole pizzas every chance he got, switching to a healthier diet makes you feel better inside and out. Whether you want to gain muscle, lose fat, or go vegan, you will become a better version of yourself. Whats not to like about more energy throughout the day? At the very least, youll be able to complain about having to stick to a strict eating regimen. And youll have that cheat day to look forward to as well.

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Plant-derived proteins are less expensive than animal proteins if used in weanling pig diets, but may contain anti-nutritional factors that can negatively affect gut health and growth performance. However, results of a new study from the University of Illinois indicate that soy protein concentrate may be partly or fully substituted for animal proteins without adverse effects.

We determined digestibility of crude protein, amino acids and energy in SPC ground to three particle sizes, says U of I animal sciences professor Hans H. Stein. We also investigated the effects of substituting SPC for animal proteins on weanling growth performance.

Soy protein concentrate is derived from defatted soy flakes by removing soluble carbohydrates and some non-protein constituents. Three particle sizes 70, 180 and 700 micrometers were tested because earlier work showed that particle size of soybean meal affects digestibility of amino acids in weanling pigs.

In the groups first experiment, pigs were fed diets containing soybean meal, fish meal or SPC ground to one of the three particle sizes. Ileal digesta were collected and analyzed for amino acid and crude protein content.

Standardized ileal digestibility of crude protein was not different among the three diets containing SPC, but diets with SPC ground to 70 or 180 micrometers had greater crude protein digestibility than the traditional protein sources. The SID of several amino acids, including tryptophan, was also greater in diets containing SPC ground to 70 or 180 micrometers, compared with the other diets.

Stein explains that these results differed from similar studies using soybean meal, in which particle size had a greater influence on digestibility. It could be that alcohol extraction used in SPC processing improves digestibility, making it unnecessary to reduce particle size further to obtain the same results.

In a second experiment, weanling pigs were fed corn mixed with each of the protein sources used in the first experiment. The goal was to measure apparent total tract digestibility of gross energy and the digestible and metabolizable energy in each diet.

There were no differences in digestible and metabolizable energy among the three SPC particle sizes, but SPC ground to 180 micrometers contained more digestible energy than corn, soybean meal and fish meal, Stein says.

Finally, the researchers investigated the effects of SPC on growth performance and blood characteristics. In this experiment, pigs were fed combinations of fish meal, spray-dried protein plasma and SPC ground to 180 micrometers. The different diets did not change growth performance overall and no reduction in performance was observed if SPC was used instead of fish meal or spray-dried protein plasma.

Results of this experiment indicated that diets based on soybean meal and SPC can be fed to weanling pigs without negative effects on growth performance during the initial four weeks after weaning, Stein says. Altogether, results of the three experiments indicate that SPC ground to 180 micrometers may be used as an alternative to animal proteins in weanling pig diets.

The article, Nutritional value of soy protein concentrate ground to different particle sizes and fed to pigs,is published in Journal of Animal Science. The research was funded by Selecta.

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Everyone is looking for a pill, plan, secret sauce, or the ONE thing someone did that made the biggest impact to lose weight. We keep searching. When we think we have found it, it feels exciting because of the hope and possibility of happiness that we long for. Inevitably it fails not because you failed. It failed because it never existed. It was a mirage. It looked pretty, shiny, and hopeful but in the end left us empty, lost, and disappointed. In fact, we are worse off then when we started because we now have another experience of failing and disappointment. The saddest part is what I see next, apathy. People give up searching and start to tell themselves they should settle and accept their struggle as part of who they are. We can apply this to so many problems, but specifically lets talk about dieting, weight loss, and health.

I show my clients how to restore faith and confidence in themselves and their bodies. I show them how to use their obsessive thoughts around food and weight as a tool to teach themselves how to step out of the cycle.

I tell them to eat whatever the fork they want.

But Karen, that is irresponsible. You are a dietitian, you should know that health matters. You cant tell people that. They will just eat hamburgers, French fries, and ice cream all day.

Well, last week my client binged on ice cream and I told her if I were her I would go buy 5 gallons of it that day when she told me she cant be trusted around it.

Gasp. It is a trigger food. You cant do that.

Oh, but I can and I do. The best part is, the next time she went to the store down the ice cream isle she had no desire to eat it.

For way too many years people look to other people to help them control their willpower, to tell them what will work for the their body instead of listening to their body. Statistically over 95% of diets fail with the weight being regained in one to give years. Yet we still search for the answer through the action of dieting, instead of addressing the mindset and belief system of dieting. It seems like the quicker way to get results, but think about how many years dieting has taken from your life. After working with thousands of women, they all report their thoughts being consumed over 90% of the time with food and weight. The answer is not more diets and more rules to follow.

Who knows your body the best? You or someone else? You can learn the skills to tune in, trust yourself, and leave the emotion and judgment out of it, but you do not need more eat this and not that guidelines. You dont have an education problem. No one is smarter then your body when it comes to what you need.

Accept you are a food addict. Never buy foods you cant be trusted around. Allow family functions to send you into a panic mode because of all the food around. Say no to social invitations until you drop the weight and can show up a smaller size. Constantly think about pizza while you eat your acai bowl.

Live a life where food has no power except to bring you joy and nourishment. Feel excited about working towards something that brings you purpose and fulfillment. Wear clothes that make you feel empowered now. Go have fun and enjoy the day without obsessing over what you will eat. Show up as you everyday. Feel how you want to feel without looking to scale to judge your day.

Listening to your body works. You need me to make it feel sexy? You need me to package it in a diet?

Fine, here it is: The Eat Whatever The Fork You Want Diet.

I feel sure at the end of the day when you get the permission to do what you want, the sweets and avoidance of your health is going to get old. You will choose what makes you feel good and start to experience life without calories, rules, and scales. You will feel empowered. You will feel free. You will no longer feel shame or be swayed by another mirage of quick fixes. You wont lose yourself or let yourself go, in fact, you will find yourself. She is there, waiting for you to discover.

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Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (aka the DASH diet) is celebrating 20 years of helping people with hypertension and pre-hypertension lower blood pressure just as well as some medications. It has the potential to lower health-care costs and has been a component of the national dietary guidelines for over 10 years. So why are so few people using it?

What is the DASH diet?

The DASH diet emphasizes foods rich in protein, fiber, potassium, magnesium and calcium and low in saturated fat, sugar and salt. On your plate, that looks like plenty of fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts, fish, poultry, whole grains and low-fat dairy, with fewer fatty meats and sweets. Although DASH is not a reduced-sodium diet, lowering sodium intake by eating whole foods over processed foods enhances the diet's effect.

The original trial of the DASH diet showed reductions in both systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure across subgroups of gender, race and ethnicity and in hypertensive and pre-hypertensive patients. Further studies have found that adherence to the DASH diet lowered total and LDL cholesterol, reduced the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke even throughout several years of follow-up, and reduced bone turnover, improving bone health.

Who should use the DASH diet?

The DASH diet is recommended by the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute because of its blood-pressure-lowering effects for hypertensive adults, and it's also been shown to be effective for pre-hypertensive patients. So if your blood pressure is elevated or you've been diagnosed with hypertension, the DASH diet is for you.

What if you don't have high blood pressure?

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans say the model eating plan for all Americans is the DASH diet, because it outlines a generally healthy diet from which anyone can benefit. Following the DASH diet's principles will mean you're eating a nutrient-rich yet not calorie-dense diet that has been shown to be helpful for promoting weight loss and maintenance.

A growing body of evidence suggests DASH is also helpful for managing diabetes, preventing cancer and improving kidney health.

Why aren't more people following the DASH diet?

If the DASH diet is so beneficial and well studied, why isn't everyone following it? Analyses of health and nutrition in the United States from 1988 to 2012 showed that less than 1 percent of the population adhered to the DASH diet and that only 20 percent met half of the recommended nutrient levels in DASH.

Compare these numbers to the half of Americans who have high blood pressure, and we can safely say there's plenty of work to be done to increase adherence to the DASH diet.

Dori Steinberg, a research scholar at Duke University, says one of the reasons the DASH diet hasn't taken off is that its recommended foods aren't so accessible as fast food and processed foods. "It's much easier to grab a fast-food burger and fries than it is to make a spinach salad with strawberries," she says.

Although the DASH diet can certainly be followed on a tight budget, changing the food environment to make healthy options such as fruits and vegetables more affordable and widely available at convenience stores, grab-and-go restaurants, community facilities and more is key to increasing adherence.

Most hypertensive patients who would benefit from counseling on the DASH diet see primary-care physicians exclusively and therefore receive little nutrition counseling beyond suggestions about lowering sodium in the diet. The poor adherence to the DASH diet presents a call to action for primary-care physicians to become more familiar with the diet and to refer patients to registered dietitians, who can provide the dietary counseling people need to put DASH into action.

Getting more Americans on the DASH diet

The key to helping people eat better is giving them the tools they need to put nutrition information into action. It's not enough to provide a list of guidelines; we need to give people recipes and support them in learning basic cooking skills to prepare healthier meals.

Dietitians can share information with clients on how to shop for DASH-appropriate foods on a budget, such as canned beans and fish and frozen vegetables and fruit. Any medical or health professional can give their patients and clients information on the DASH diet from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute website.

Steinberg says ongoing dietary counseling has been shown to help people stick to the DASH diet, but her research group at Duke wants to leverage technology to bring knowledge of and support for the diet to the masses.

"There aren't any apps that focus on DASH, so we're working on developing a DASH diet app that can leverage other apps that people are already using to track their diet, activity levels and more," Steinberg says.

Getting more media exposure for the DASH diet is another avenue to increase awareness. U.S. News & World Report experts rated DASH as the top diet overall for several years, adding to the diet's research credibility and helping to bring it to a wider audience.

So why does the DASH diet's following pale in comparison to other popular diets? It's time DASH got a celebrity endorsement. Or a splashy website with some dramatic before-and-after photos!

Letting go of perfection

Could positive health outcomes occur if a person didn't follow all of the DASH diet principles but still incorporated some of them?

According to Steinberg, "Every two-point increase in DASH adherence score leads to a linear reduction in blood pressure. And improvements in blood pressure are seen in just two weeks."

So this is a diet where you can do your best and see results quickly rather than worrying about following it perfectly. There is such a thing as "good enough" when it comes to healthy eating, and I counsel clients on this all the time. Is fear about having to stick to a diet holding you back from eating better today? What if your diet doesn't have to be 100 percent healthy?

Eating well is about getting your ratio of healthy eating closer to 80 percent and being happy with each improvement along the way.

Perhaps for its anniversary, the DASH diet should consider a rebranding and be renamed "the DASH lifestyle." Diets are temporary. The DASH lifestyle deserves to be here for another 20 years and beyond.

Brissette is a dietitian, foodie and president of 80TwentyNutrition.com.

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Grapefruit is the star in this super healthy, vegan, gluten-free, fresh salad. Strangely, grapefruit is paired with green olives. Yes, the ones in the jar with pimentos (manzanilla). The pairing goes well with dollop of ginger and splash of vinegar. Every single person I had test this creation was skeptical when I listed the ingredients and every one of them really liked it, one lady just texted me for the recipe. "It's fresh and the romaine gives great flavor and crunch," said another friend.

When you're making this salad, you'll want to segment the grapefruit so the pith and membrane are not part of your final dish (that's all the white stuff). Chop the bottom and top of the enormous fruit to make a flat surface and lay the fruit chopped side down to rest it flat on your cutting board. This is what you should do anytime you're cutting a round fruit or vegetable to make it stable so you can safely continue cutting it. Then, using your knife, slice from top to bottom around the fruit removing all peeling.

Your fruit should be a colorful, juicy ball of grapefruit. Using a sharp knife, hold the grapefruit in your hand, over your salad bowl and slice the grapefruit wedges in between the pith on each side to make a half moon of red. Place each grapefruit segment into the bowl. Continue until all wedges are cut. The grapefruit graveyard you'll have left in your hand is called the skeleton. Squeeze the skeleton juice into a jar with a lid to make the vinaigrette and the peeling have a lot of juice too. Making custom vinaigrette is simple and can really help keep salad calories low. Many times the hidden fats in salad are found in the dressing. This salad is extremely low in fat and calories. The green olives are the only fat at 2 grams per 2 tablespoons. The olives are worth their little fat because they are an anti-inflammatory and may help reduce allergy-related inflammation.

According to whfoods.com, "Olive extracts have now been shown to function as anti-histamines at a cellular level. By blocking special histamine receptors (called H1 receptors), unique components in olive extracts may help to lessen a cells histamine response. Its also possible that olives may have a special role to play as part of an overall anti-allergenic diet."

So many people that think "diet" think grapefruit. It is a low calorie, high vitamin food. Winter is the peak season for the fruit but lately they are ripe and refreshing. When you're choosing your fruit, make sure it is bright in color and heavy that means it's full of juice. You'll find tons of vitamin C and A in red and pink varieties. They are also lycopene-rich which helps fight cancer. Another interesting grapefruit study at the University of Hawaii found if smokers drink three 6-ounce glasses of grapefruit juice (not the greyhound variety) a day, it reduced the activity of a liver enzyme that is thought to activate cancer causing chemicals found in tobacco. If you're taking any medication, beware as grapefruit juice allows the medicine to stay in your bloodstream longer and may be dangerous.

This refreshing salad is healthy and should pair nicely with some of the classic Easter dishes.

Ginger Grapefruit Salad with quinoa 1 cup dry quinoa, cooked and cooled 1 grapefruit, peeled and segmented 3 Tablespoons green olives with pimento, sliced 1 head of romaine 1 Tablespoon champagne vinegar 2 teaspoons ginger teaspoon each Salt, Pepper, Sugar

Cook quinoa according to package directions. Fluff with a fork when cooked (drain or cook off excess water is there is any). Spread out on a baking sheet and cool in the refrigerator. Segment grapefruit and place pieces in the serving bowl. Save the "skeleton" for the vinaigrette. If the segments are thick, cut them in half.

Toss in green olives. Mix in cooled quinoa. When ready to serve, mix in romaine and vinaigrette. Makes 6-8 cups.

Make vinaigrette by squeezing the grapefruit "skeleton" juice into a jar- should have 1-2 Tablespoons. Mix in 1 Tablespoon champagne or white wine vinegar. Whisk in 2 teaspoons minced ginger (I prefer the jarred or tube ginger for this recipe) and teaspoon each salt, pepper and sugar. Close lid and shake. Taste test and adjust as necessary.

Tracy Miller is a private chef and caterer in the Vail valley and can be reached at tracy@colorfulcooking.com or log onto ColorfulCooking.com. Tracy's culinary mission is to add fruits and vegetables to every meal.

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This is how clickbait becomes a PR nightmare...when it has to do with cancer. Buzz60

'Cosmopolitan' in October 2008.(Photo: 'Cosmopolitan')

Another day, another big brand name stumbles at least according to Twitter. On Tuesday, it was Cosmopolitan magazine.

Cosmo, a magazine famous for its interest in sex,dieting and exclamation points in headlines, published one of its signature pieces Monday, a profile of a 31-year-old Australian woman and how she "lost 44 pounds without ANY exercise." You'd click on that, right?

Only it turns out, when you read about Simone Harbinson's harrowing story of weight loss, that it came after she confronted major health issues, including a rare form of cancer, removal of organs, multiple infections, a partial lung collapse and PTSD from all the stress.

The magazine posted the story and the tweet on Monday afternoon, then deleted the tweet soon after. Meanwhile, the story is still online, and with the same headline missing the crucial facts.

By Tuesday,tweeters were still ticked off, responding to the magazine's bait-and-switch with a mix of outrage and incredulityand a slew of caustic tweets, manyalong the lines of this: Cancer is not a diet plan!

So far, the magazine has not responded to the jeering tweets, and did not respond to an email request for comment from USA TODAY.

But responding can carry its own risks to a brand, especially if handled clumsily.

Last week it was Kendall Jenner and Pepsi in trouble for an insensitive ad, and United Airlines in trouble for an insensitive policy about leggings on planes. Trouble was compounded when those big-name companies responded with what critics on social media viewed as inadequate or overly legalistic explanations and apologies.

Then, on Monday, it was United again, caught in a tornado of trouble for an insensitive assault on a paying passenger who didn't want to give up his seat and got violently dragged off his plane,screaming and bloodied,in full view of all social media. United's CEO apologized again Tuesday, after his first apology didn't go over too well.

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Diets designed to boost brain health, targeted largely at older adults, are a new, noteworthy development in the field of nutrition.

The latest version is the Canadian Brain Health Food Guide, created by scientists in Toronto. Another, the MIND diet, comes from experts at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Both diets draw from a growing body of research suggesting that certain nutrients - mostly found in plant-based foods, whole grains, beans, nuts, vegetable oils and fish - help protect cells in the brain while fighting harmful inflammation and oxidation.

Both have yielded preliminary, promising results in observational studies. The Canadian version - similar to the Mediterranean diet but adapted to Western eating habits - is associated with a 36 percent reduction in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The MIND diet a hybrid of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) - lowered the risk of Alzheimer's by 53 percent.

Researchers responsible for both regimens will study them further in rigorous clinical trials being launched this year.

Still, the diets differ in several respects, reflecting varying interpretations of research regarding nutrition's impact on the aging brain.

A few examples: The MIND diet recommends two servings of vegetables every day; the Canadian diet recommends five. The Canadian diet suggests that fish or seafood be eaten three times a week; the MIND diet says once is enough.

The MIND diet calls for at least three servings of whole grains a day; the Canadian diet doesn't make a specific recommendation. The Canadian diet calls for four servings of fruit each day; the MIND diet says that five half-cup portions of berries a week is all that is needed.

We asked Carol Greenwood, a professor of nutrition at the University of Toronto and a key force behind the Canadian diet, and Martha Clare Morris, a nutritional epidemiologist at Rush University Medical Center and originator of the MIND diet, to elaborate on research findings about nutrition and aging and their implications for older adults.

It's not yet well understood precisely how nutrition affects the brains of older adults. Most studies done to date have been in animals or younger adults.

What is clear: A poor diet can increase the risk of developing hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes, which in turn can end up compromising an individual's cognitive function. The corollary: A good diet that reduces the risk of chronic illness is beneficial to the brain.

Also, what people eat appears to have an effect on brain cells and how they function.

"I don't think we know enough yet to say that nutrients in themselves support neurogenesis (the growth of neurons) and synaptogenesis (the growth of neural connections)," Greenwood said. "But pathways that are needed for these processes can be supported or impaired by someone's nutritional status."

"Several nutrients have been shown to have biological mechanisms related to neuropathology in the brain," Morris said.

On that list is Vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant found in oils, nuts, seeds, whole grains and leafy green vegetables, which is associated with slower cognitive decline, a lower risk of dementia, and reduced accumulation of beta-amyloid proteins _ a key culprit in Alzheimer's disease.

"The brain is a site of great metabolic activity," Morris said. "It uses an enormous amount of energy and in doing so generates a high level of free radical molecules, which are unstable and destructive. Vitamin E snatches up those free radicals and protects the brain from injury."

Also on her list is vitamin B12 _ found in animal products such as meat, eggs, cheese and fish _ and vitamin B9 (folate), found in green leafy vegetables, grains, nuts and beans.

Because aging affects stomach acids that facilitate the absorption of B12, "everyone who gets to middle age should have a doctor check their B12 levels," Morris said. A deficiency of this vitamin can lead to confusion and memory problems, while folate deficiency is associated with cognitive decline and an increased risk of dementia.

Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish and nuts oils, especially DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), are highly concentrated in the brain, where they are incorporated in cell membranes and play a role in the transmission of signals between cells.

"A primary focus has to be maintaining healthy" blood vessels in the brain, Greenwood said. "So, heart health recommendations are similar in many ways to brain health recommendations, with this exception: The brain has higher levels of Omega-3s than any other tissue in the body, making adequate levels even more essential."

Other studies point to calcium, zinc and vitamins A, C and D as having a positive impact on the brain, though findings are sometimes inconsistent.

Studies promoting the cognitive benefits of drinking tea or eating blueberries have garnered headlines recently. But a focus on individual foods is misguided, both experts suggested. What matters instead is dietary patterns and how components of various foods interact to promote brain health.

The bottom line: Concentrate on eating an assortment of foods that are good for you. "As long as people are eating a healthful diet, they shouldn't have to worry about individual nutrients," Greenwood said.

KHN's coverage related to aging & improving care of older adults is supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation and its coverage of aging and long-term care issues is supported by The SCAN Foundation.

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It has been a long winter and now that spring is finally here, I am feeling a bit more motivated to tackle that laundry list of spring cleaning to-dos Ive been avoiding.

This year, instead of just going through my closet to weed out clothes I never wear anymore (or those shirts with tags still on them that Ive sworn Id wear for the past five years) I am focusing my efforts on my kitchen.

And I am not talking about just cleaning the kitchen. In fact I would like to completely avoid ever cleaning the oven or microwave again, if possible.

Instead, I am talking about spring-cleaning my diet.

With the cold weather out of the way, I no longer have an excuse to cuddle up with my favorite comfort foods or sip on a few extra glasses of wine while watching the snowfall. Summer is right around the corner and I want to look and feel my best, and I am sure you do too.

To spring clean your diet, you dont have to give up everything you love. The opposite, actually. If you try to make too many overwhelming changes, you wont stick with them.

Its like the time I donated the majority of my shoe collection only to find myself back at the mall the next weekend hoarding as many pairs of heels I could find. Moderation is key.

Cleaning up your diet can often be more about what you need to add to your meals than what you need to avoid.

These four simple tips will help you to overhaul your nutrition easily so that you can look great, feel great, and stick with the changes you made.

Yes, transitioning away from processed food and eating only whole food is a great strategy. But lets be honest, who has time to eat only whole food 100% of the time? Not me.

Processed foods are part of our daily lives and they dont have to be unhealthy. Just because a food is processed doesnt mean it isnt nutritious.

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However, processed foods with a laundry list of ingredients including added sugars, artificial ingredients and preservatives may not be the best choice.

So look for processed foods with around ten ingredients or less to help cut down on some of those not-so-healthy elements.

It can be tempting to focus solely on the calorie content of a food when you are examining the label, but calories arent always what they seemto be: despite what you may have heard, all calories are not created equal.

A low-calorie food packed full of refined carbs and simple sugars not only will leave you hungry, it also will provide you with little to no nutrition.

Instead, a food rich in plant-based fats like nuts and seeds may seem high in calories, but the healthy fats and lean protein it provides will keep you satisfied for hours.

As tempting as it may be, avoid using calories as your sole gauge as to whether or not you should eat something, and look at the nutrients the food provides instead.

If I could only recommend one dietary change, packing more fiber into your day, would be it. Yes, I am a self-proclaimed fiber fanatic, but for a very good reason.

A diet rich in fiber doesnt just regulate the digestive system. It helps to promote fullness, cuts down on hunger and cravings, promotes a healthy body weight and even lowers future disease risk. On top of that, diets rich in fiber have even been shown to add years to your life.

Although you really cant have too much fiber, aiming for a minimum of 25 to 35 grams per day is a good place to start.

Just keep in mind, as you increase your fiber intake, to do it gradually. Eating more fiber means youll probably fart more at first, TBH.

Make sure you increase the amount of water you drink as well. Your intestines will thank you.

This is really a no-brainer. Im sure you know that too much sugar in your diet isnt ideal for health.

But did you know the extent of the negative impact added sugars can have?

Sure, they provide a source of empty calories that can lead to weight gain (especially that dreaded belly fat), but they can impact everything from energy levels to memory and concentration, too.

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One study found that high school students who drank just one soda per day had poorer performances on academic tests. Other research has shown added sugars can lower energy and cause lapses in concentration, which is not exactly something you want to happen when you are trying to secure that promotion at work.

Cut the sugar by sweetening your diet naturally by snacking on whole fruits, using flavorings like cinnamon in coffee instead of sugar, or adding a splash of 100% fruit juice to seltzer, over drinking a can of soda.

The more added sugars you cut out, the better you will feel.

And who doesnt want to feel and look great, this summer?

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