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Astronomers have, for the first time, detected stellar winds blowing from three main-sequence stars similar to the sun.

The observation helped determine the rates at which these stars lose mass via their stellar winds, finding these winds shrink about 67 times as fast as the sun loses mass via its own solar winds.

The team behind the research reached these findings by observing X-rays emitted by a hot plasma bubble called the "astrosphere" that surrounds star systems. This plasma gets inflated by stellar winds slamming into the interstellar medium, which refers to gas and dust that exists between stars. Astrospheres are analogous to the heliosphere that surrounds the solar system.

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Stellar winds can also trigger processes that evaporate the atmospheres of planets that orbit the stars from which the winds flow, reducing the capacity for those worlds to host life (as we know it, at least.)

The escape rate of planetary atmospheres is slow, but these losses can accumulate, transforming an Earth-like world to a barren, atmosphere-less space rock over the course of millions of years. This means these new observations can help scientists understand how planets evolve around sun-like stars, and could aid in identifying which planetary systems are more likely to have habitable planets.

Despite the importance of stellar winds to a planetary system's evolution, the winds of sun-like, main-sequence stars have been very difficult to measure.

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"In the solar system, solar wind charge exchange emission has been observed from planets, comets and the heliosphere, and provides a natural laboratory to study the solar wind's composition," research leader and University of Vienna astrophysicist Kristina Kislyakova said in a statement. "Observing this emission from distant stars is much more tricky due to the faintness of the signal."

Kislyakova added that the distance to these stars makes it very difficult to disentangle X-ray signals emitted by the astrosphere from X-ray emissions of the star itself, which appears "spread" over the observing telescope's field-of-view.

After making observations of these star systems with the XMM-Newton space telescope, however, the team developed a new algorithm to disentangle stellar and astrospheric contributions to X-ray emissions.

This allowed the researchers to detect the exchange of charge between oxygen ions in the stellar winds and neutral atoms in the interstellar medium of three main-sequence stars: 70 Ophiuchi located some 16.6 light years away, epsilon Eridani which lies about 10.5 light-years away, and 61 Cygni,a binary star system approximately 11.4 light-years from Earth.

"This has been the first time X-ray charge exchange emission from astrospheres of such stars has been detected," Kislyakova said. "Our estimated mass-loss rates can be used as a benchmark for stellar wind models and expand our limited observational evidence for the winds of sun-like stars."

The team determined that 70 Ophiuchi was losing mass at a rate around 67 times that of the sun, and epsilon Eridani was losing mass around 16 times as fast as the sun. 61 Cygni was losing mass the slowest, albeit at a rate that is still 10 times faster than that of our star.Thus, the stellar winds of these stars that blast their planets and inflate their astrospheres are much more powerful than solar winds flowing from the sun. This may be because these stars have much stronger magnetic activity than our host star.

"There have been worldwide efforts over three decades to substantiate the presence of winds around sun-like stars and measure their strengths, but so far only indirect evidence based on their secondary effects on the star or its environment alluded to the existence of such winds," Manuel Gdel, team member and a University of Vienna researcher, said in the statement. "Our group previously tried to detect radio emission from the winds but could only place upper limits to the wind strengths while not detecting the winds themselves.

"Our new X-ray-based results pave the way to finding and even imaging these winds directly and studying their interactions with surrounding planets."

The team's research was published on Friday (April 12) in the journal Nature Astronomy.

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Kelly Clarkson has shared a lot over the last few months about her weight loss journey, and shes been showing off the results. One flip through the 41-year-olds Instagrams show her looking incredibly glowy.

Back in January, the singer revealed that a pre-diabetic diagnosis, along with a cross-country move to New York City, kicked her into action.

I was very unhappy in L.A. and had been for several years. I needed a fresh start, Kelly told People at the time. I was going through a really rough few years, and even in the first season it was rough behind closed doors. Just to be able to come into season 5 feeling good and knowing my kids feel good and the dust has settled. Season 5 is my first season to actually enjoy every minute of it.

Now, the You Dont Make Me Cry singer says her workouts, diet, and lifestyle have all been revamped to help her on her journey.

In December 2023, Kelly first hinted at her weight loss on her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show. At the time, she shared that she doesn't wear Spanx anymore, per Life & Style. "In this building it's so cold. I don't even need to wear Spanx anymore. I just wear them for warmth like thermals," Kelly said during a singing game.

Below, here are all the details on Kelly Clarkson's weight loss journey so far, and how she keeps a positive, healthy mindset:

On January 29, Kelly revealed on her show that she received a pre-diabetic diagnosis a few years ago after guest Kevin James complemented her appearance.

Well, I was told I was pre-diabetic, the host explained. Thats literally what happenedand well, I wasnt shocked. I was a tiny bit overweight.

Kelly continued, They were like, Youre pre-diabetic. Youre right on the borderline. And I was like, But Im not there yet, she said jokingly. And then I waited two years and then I was like OK, Ill do something about it.

In 2023, Kelly requested that her talk show be moved to the Big Apple because she needed a change. We told NBC, Im not trying to sound ungrateful, I just cant stay here anymore for my mental health; for me and my kids. They werent doing well either, she said. For the past few years, Id just been showing up and smiling and doing what Im supposed to do, but you can only compartmentalize so long until you break."

After moving to the city that never sleeps, Kelly had to walk a lot more. Relocating to New York City ultimately helped Kelly get her body moving and start losing weight.

We go walk the dogs a few times at the park. We'll go for ice cream because my daughter will wear me down. We'll go make slime and we go to the museum, she said. Kelly also added, Walking in the city is quite the workout."

But that's not all she did. Kelly began making changes to her diet and wellness practices, too, which ultimately helped supplement her healthy lifestyle after her pre-diabetic diagnosis.

Kelly shared with People that shes re-vamped her diet, and is focusing on eating lots of protein.

I eat a healthy mix, she said. I dropped weight because Ive been listening to my doctora couple years I didnt. And 90 percent of the time Im really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway. Im a Texas girl, so I like meatsorry, vegetarians in the world!

As Kelly noted, her diet is a healthy mix, meaning she still allows space for treats.

But I still splurge. The other night I had a frozen yogurt with my daughter, and it was magical," she added.

One healthy snack Kelly loves? Robs Backstage Popcorn. The Breakaway singer collaborated with the popcorn brand to create her own signature flavor: Kelly's Classic BBQ.The brand describes the flavor concept as being pulled from Kelly's southern roots to create a sweet and smoky barbecue flavor unlike any popcorn you have had before.

Kelly recently shared in an Instagram video promoting the popcorn that its one of her favorite snacks. I like barbecue, Im Texan, she said. I dare you to not eat the whole bag. Its so good. She also added that she loves the popcorn because its gluten-free and non-GMO, and Thats all important to me. (FYI: The popcorn is also plant-based, per the brand.)

In 2018, Kelly shared that she'd lost 37 pounds. "I know the industry loves the weight gone, but for me it wasnt really the weight, she told Today host Hoda Kotb, instead pointing to an autoimmune disease and thyroid issues as the reasons to shift her diet.

"For me, it wasn't really the weight. For me, it's I'm not on my medicine anymore," she said. "My blood work came back, and I haven't been on my medicine since February."

Kelly told Extra that she'd lost weight following The Plant Paradox book by Dr. Steven Gundry. The Plant Paradox Diet is a lectin-free diet that eliminates beans, legumes, whole grains, certain vegetables, and dairy.

"I literally read this book, and I did it for this autoimmune disease that I had and I had a thyroid issue, and now all my levels are back up," Kelly told Extra. "I'm not on medicine anymore because of this book. It's basically about how we cook our food, non-GMO, no pesticides, eating really organic...Literally, I haven't worked out at all!"

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Aside from walking all over New York, Kelly hasn't shared a ton of details on her current gym routine. However, she previously opened up about her workout routine during a visit to The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2020.

"Sometimes I'm more fit and I get into kickboxing hardcore. And then sometimes I don't, and I'm like...I'd rather have wine," per People.

Kelly shared shes been indulging in infrared saunas, which have been found to improve sleep, relieve stress and pain, and help clear skin.

She's also started dabbling in cold plunges. I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down, Kelly added. Cold plunges are also known to help with cardiovascular health and can boost your metabolism, per Healthline.com.

While Kellys weight has gotten unnecessary attention for years, she told Glamour UK in 2020 that being her thinnest doesn't always mean she's feeling her most confident.

I got on the No. 1 television show [The Voice] at my heaviest point because it was right after I had kids, and it was like they didnt care, Kelly shared with the magazine. Paul (Telegdy, chairman of NBC Entertainment) hired me from NBC because he loved my personality, he loved that I connect with people, and Im really raw and real. It had nothing to do with my sex appeal or my look aesthetically. It had to do with me as a person. I think its really up to artists to force people to have that mentality.

In 2017, Kelly was at her lowest weight and admitted that she was having dark thoughts, per Page Six. I was miserable, like inside and out, for four years of my life. But no one cared, because aesthetically you make sense," she said to Attitude Magazine.

Kelly, who has struggled with mental health, opened up about going to therapy and admitted that despite having a good friend group and supportive family, it benefited her to hear a mental health experts perspective on what she was going through, according to Self.

They give you so many tools for how to navigate certain situations and also to have somebody outside your circle that doesnt know anything, but just knows whats happening in the now, she told Entertainment Tonight Canada.

Kelly has also been open up about the struggles of finding new clothes when your body is changing. "I love losing weight, but here's the thing, jeans are so hard when you have a butt and a smaller waist," she said. "This is a first-world problem, I realize. And it's a great problem."

As she's navigating these changes, Kelly's sense of humor remains a constant. Recently, she cracked a joke about wearing form-fitting clothes while onstage during her Las Vegas residency. While leaning down to take a birthday shot with one of her fans, Kelly quipped that she couldn't bend over properly in the tight outfit. I lost weight, and now theyre like, Lets get you in some tight shit! Kelly said as she took a knee to grab the drink from her fan. I really cant bend, she giggled.

In 2019, the singer tweeted, "Other fake news thats going around about me is that Ive been taking weird pills 4 weight loss or doing weird fad diets. All of this is not true. I aint got time 4 all that. I eat the same stuff I always have. Its all just made w/different flours/sugars/ingredients."

Ultimately, Kelly told People that shes learned to be kinder to herself, offering this advice to her 15-year-old self: Ive always been that kind of person thats a little hard on oneself. Id be like, Its not going to happen anytime soon, but eventually itll get easier. Around 41, youre really going to get your s--- together.'"

Sydney is a freelance writer in the beauty, lifestyle, and wellness space. She has written for multiple publications throughout her career, including InStyle, Architectural Digest, Glamour, and Elle, in addition to a copywriting for a handful of beauty and wellness brands.

Jacqueline Tempera is an award-winning writer and reporter living in New Jersey with her many pets. She is a business owner and a double Scorpio who loves all things astrology and reality television. She is passionate about body diversity and representation, mental health, and the fight to end sexual assault and harassment. To learn more about Jackie, follow her on Instagram @jacktemp or visit her website at jackietempera.com.

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On TikTok, the new "Oatzempic" challenge sees weight loss hopefuls drink a blend of oatmeal, water and lime juice in attempt to drop 40 pounds in two month. Dr. Tommy Martin, 32, a internal medicine and pediatrics physician from Massachusetts explains the health pros and cons to the oat-based challenge.

Theyre sowing somewild oats but its not what you think.

Those in pursuit of a drop-fat-fast hack, but just cant seem to get their hands on the ever-modish, ever-costly Ozempic shots are turning to their pantries to craft a DIY diet drink thats said to trigger oat-of-this-world weight loss result.

[Having] the Oatzempic drink to lose 40 pounds in two months? exclaimed content creator Rnita while preparing the concoction for TikTok audiences.

Do I think its possible? Yes, confirmed the brunette who kicked off her weight loss journey with the cocktail as her tool, weighing in at 176 pounds. She claims shes since lost four pounds in five days.

I feel soooo good, Rnita penned in the caption of her progress post. Energy level is high, mood is great.

And digital dieters everywhere are, too, drinking themselves slim well, sort of.

Oatzempic, a cheeky combination of the words oat and Ozempic, is a hearty mixture of instant oats, water and freshly squeezed lime juice.

Much like weight loss injectables expensive diabetes drugs that have aided A-listers such as Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk and nearly every woman of the Real Housewives universe the homemadeblend is the pice de rsistance of social medias new Oatzempic Challenge.

The call-to-action encourages folks to consume the drink on a daily basis for about 8 weeks in order to drop several dress sizes.

But Tommy Martin, an internal medicine and pediatrics physician in Massachusetts, tells The Post that oat chuggers shouldnt get their hopes for weight loss too high.

Oatzempic as a trend is something Im excited about because its getting people to eat a very healthy, nutritious breakfast food in a fun way, said Martin, 32, of oatmeal.

He hailed the grain for its many metabolic effects on diabetics, including its ability to lower A1C, cholesterol, inflammation and blood pressure. But he warned that filling up on the spoonfuls wont trigger a massive drop on the scale in a few short weeks.

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That a lot of weight to lose, said the doc. And unless you go from eating an extremely high-calorie breakfast to this Oatzempic drink, youll only see some weight loss but probably not 40 pounds.

However, Martin says eating or drinking a low-calorie breakfast made of oats can place folks in a caloric deficit, prompting their bodies to shed fat quickly. The pro also noted that Oatzempic guzzlers may lose some non-fat weight owing to the sips.

If youre eating oatmeal and drinking more water, you might move your bowels more frequently, said Martin. Pooping more can help you lose some weight.

The buzzy oat craze is eerily similar to the once-trendy weight loss cookie dough recipe. The Oreo-like formula was virally lauded for working like Ozempic by California health coach Aesha Karunakaran in May 2023.

The Beverly Hills belle, who claimed to have lost 15 pounds in 60 days owing to the baked treat, dubbed it a one-stop weight loss solution due to its belly-filling benefits.

And nutrition specialists are showering Oatzempic with similar praise.

Anne, a virtual fitness coach of 15 years whos recently joined in on the drink challenge fun, has been pleasantly surprised by her results.

Does it work? Yes, said the blonde in a TikTok clip dedicated to her personal results after six days sucking down the stuff.

[Is my] appetite suppressed? Absolutely, she added. I wasnt hungry all day longIt makes me not hungry and [not] crave things.Its taking away the blasting, its regulating everything in [my digestive system].

But Martin warns that the drink is no magic bullet nor is it a serious substitute for the weight loss shots.

OatZempic doesnt truthfully compare to Ozempic, he said. Oatmeal is just a health food that might help put you into a calorie deficit, Ozempic has multiple mechanisms of action that help people lose weight and live healthier lives.

For optimal results, Martin advises dieters to swap out processed foods for fruits and veggies, get 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night and commit to strength and cardio fitness training several times a week.

Its how people can lose weight in a healthy, sustainable way.

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In the past few decades, practices like intermittent fasting and time-restricted fasting have gained wide acceptance as tools for weight loss and other (potential) health benefits. As is often the case, if a practice is proven to be effective, some people will presume it to be even more beneficial if it is taken to an extreme.

One of the extreme variations of fasting, which isnt new but has become popular thanks in part to celebrities like UFC President Dana White, is water fasting. The belief is that you can rapidly unlock tremendous physiological improvements by lengthening the time that your body subsists on only its most essential nutrient good old H2O.

Laura Douglass, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with fellowship training in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. She is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Chicagos Pritzker School of Medicine, where she is also the director of the Transabdominal Cerclage Program. Laura is a graduate of both the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and the residency program of the University of Chicago.

Water fasting is the act of depriving your body of any nutrients other than water for a set period. While terms like intermittent fasting or time-restricted fasting typically apply to fasts of less than 24 hours, water fasting generally refers to fasts lasting longer than 24 hours. In some extreme cases, these fasts may extend for multiple weeks. In his viral video highlighting his own experience, Dana White said his water fast lasted 86 hours.

Studies indicate that there are multiple reasons why you might consider it worth the potential risks to eliminate all food and other supplements from your diet and simply drink water.

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Many religious or cultural fasts include water as an option to consume, and short-term fasting for a few days would be unlikely to yield any downsides for a healthy adult, said Douglass. During a short-term fast, the body converts to breaking down fat stores to extract nutrients. The downside occurs when the fast goes for too long, at which point muscle wasting will occur.

The most obvious outcome of a water fast is losing body weight. By depriving your body of food altogether, you induce ketosis, during which your body turns to its fat stores for energy, and feeds off the resulting ketones instead of glucose. (1) Across multiple water-fast studies, participants dropped significantly, with more body fat lost than fat-free mass. (2)(3)

Water fasts have been credited with improving the moods of some study participants. Some shorter-term fasting studies have shown some links between fasting and reductions in anxiety, depression, and fatigue. (4) Also, test subjects in one water-only fasting study experienced reduced anxiety following fasting, although this effect was limited to older test subjects. (5)

If you suffer from high blood pressure, a water fast may help bring it back down (though never try anything without talking to your doctor first). A medically supervised water fast of 10 to 11 days resulted in the average test subject experiencing a drop in blood pressure of 33/13 mm Hg. (6) Moreover, the test subjects with the highest initial blood pressure readings experienced the steepest declines in blood pressure.

If you find yourself plagued by chronically high cholesterol, a water fast may offer a potential solution. Similar to the case with intermittent fasting, an extended water-only fast was demonstrated to lower LDL, HDL, and total cholesterol following refeeding. (7)

While low insulin levels are dangerous, high insulin levels are indicative of an overactive pancreas, and also a warning that type 2 diabetes might be looming. (8) Water-only fasting has proven to be an effective intervention for lowering blood sugar levels, thereby reducing the insulin present in the bodies of study subjects. In one study, the insulin levels of test subjects experienced a nearly three-fold plunge below baseline levels. (7)

While the aforementioned water-fast outcomes all sound like study-backed ways to enhance negative health conditions, thats only half of the story. In most cases, studies exploring the outcomes of water-only fasting have unearthed undeniably dangerous side effects of this type of fasting. If you ever intend to participate in a water-only fast, these risks to your well-being should be considered.

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A fast of only a few days would be unlikely to cause serious issues, but if it were prolonged, nausea and GI upset would be among the most mild problems that could happen, explains Douglass. This is especially true if negative consequences like muscle wasting occurred during the fast.

Extended water-only fasting deprives your body of macronutrients and micronutrients deemed essential for optimal energy production. Most study results suggest that fasting is either detrimental to athletic performance, or has no effect. (9)(10) However, there are no strong indications that your physical performance will improve once your body enters a fasted state.

As your body begins to recognize the loss of the nutrients it craves, you will probably experience a downturn in mood, or an increase in irritability. Micronutrients like B vitamins, vitamin D, magnesium, zinc, selenium, iron, calcium, and omega-3 fatty acids are all linked with optimal brain and nervous system function. Deficiencies of these nutrients have been linked with depressive symptoms. (11)

The results of at least one study found that fasting contributed to the practice of disordered eating. (12) For the record, the study in question specifically involved intermittent fasting and its effects on adolescents. However, it is worth considering the likelihood that regular water fasting might introduce you to a pattern of unhealthy dietary behaviors, like extended food avoidance.

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As a consequence of an eight-day water fast, test subjects experienced several dangerous metabolic issues. This included low serum sodium levels, elevated uric acid levels in their blood, hypoglycemia, and aggravated ketogenesis. (3) Several of these conditions have been linked with diagnoses of gout and kidney stones.

While studies have shown that water-only fasting decreases insulin levels, they also indicate a subsequent increase in insulin resistance. (13)(14) In response to insulin sensitivity, your pancreas will make even more insulin, a general characteristic of prediabetes. As such, while water fasting may temporarily reduce the insulin present in your body, it may increase the likelihood of greater future insulin overproduction.

Eliminating nutrients from your diet means you will not get the recommended amount of protein to repair your muscle tissue after exercise. (15) As a result, lifting heavy weights during prolonged fasting will leave microtears in your muscle fibers without sufficient amino acids available to repair them. (16) This will lead to reduced muscle mass and muscle weakening over time.

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Over the course of a five-day water-only fast, participants lost an average of 26 percent of their IGF-1, which is a hormone that contributes to tissue growth in adults, including muscle growth. In addition, participants in the study lost a significant number of B cells and T cells, both of which are white blood cells that are vital to warding off illnesses. (7)

If you participate in a fast lasting more than five days, you are at high risk for fatal refeeding problems. (17) Even if all goes well during your fast, low levels of potassium, phosphate, or magnesium are likely to bring about refeeding syndrome. This is a condition marked by adverse effects ranging from muscle weakness and vomiting to seizures, coma, and potential death.

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BarBend deems all recommended macronutrients and most micronutrients essential to maintaining proper bodily functions. Therefore, we do not advise our readers to casually participate in water fasts. Even if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition for which water fasting has been deemed an appropriate medical intervention, a water fast should only be observed under the care of a licensed healthcare professional.

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As with most diets taken for quick weight loss, you probably wont sustain the losses for very long after the fast ends, advises Douglass. Going without food for long periods of time is dangerous, and the longer a fast goes, the more difficult it is to bring you out of it safely. And if youre doing all of this for long-term weight loss, a water fast is unlikely to give you a true edge.

While medically supervised water fasting appears to result in some physical benefits to those who follow it, results have been mixed. Any potential positive outcomes of water fasting appear to be accompanied by detrimental consequences. As such, you should exercise extreme caution before you choose to embark on a water fast, as there is an elevated risk that you may not emerge from such a fast completely unscathed.

Personally, I would never advise someone to begin a water fast, not even post-op patients, insists Douglass. Thats because early feeding especially of carbohydrates before and after surgery yields better recovery and return of bowel function, with less morbidity. I could never advise a healthy person to undertake such a dangerous course of action on their own.

If you still have questions about the safety and efficacy of water fasting, we provide clear answers for you here.

Study results indicate that you can lose significant weight by water fasting. Test subjects involved in one 10-day controlled water fast lost an average of 10 percent of their body weight, amounting to an average of 16 pounds per subject. (2) Moreover, a higher percentage of the weight lost consisted of body fat, and the majority of the lost body fat remained absent following post-fast refeeding.

According to expert opinion, a healthy person can survive for up to two months (in extreme cases) on water alone. (18) However, water fasts lasting longer than five days create circumstances under which refeeding must be conducted very carefully to avoid potentially fatal consequences. (17)

How you should break a water fast depends upon its length. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence advises that refeeding begins at no more than 50 percent of your energy requirements if youve been fasting for over five days. (17) Furthermore, it is advised that refeeding begins only after your plasma electrolyte levels have been carefully measured by a medical professional in order to avoid adverse events.

Water fasting has many risks. During a water fast, you are likely to experience increased irritability, a reduction in energy, compromised muscle repair, potential kidney damage, and reduced levels of key hormones. Following the fast, you are also at risk of refeeding syndrome, which is a potentially fatal condition.

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Everyone's weight-loss journey is a bit differentbut in general, you need to make some dietary changes to shed extra pounds. When switching your habits, you probably head to the supermarket to stock up on fresh fruit, veggies, and lean proteins like chicken. But while wandering the aisles, it can be tough to pick out other healthy options to eat. Making things more complicated, some products tout weight-loss effects when they're really "fake health foods" that can derail your progress, according to fitness expert Michael Smoak. Read on to find out which foods and brands he says to avoid if you're serious about weight loss.

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In a Jan. 7 TikTok video, Smoak (@HigherUpWellness) takes viewers on a trip through his local grocery store to showcase "fake health foods."

First up on his list of skips is Bolthouse Farms Protein Plus shakes.

"[If you tell me], 'Oh, I'm eating cleaner,' and I see one of these in your hands, I will slap it out of your hand and then slap you," Smoak jokes.

Even though the shake has protein, he notes that it also has 49 grams of sugar and a total of 400 calories.

"You can eat a sizable whole-food-based meal for 400 calories," Smoak says.

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Next up on the list of "fake health foods" is Power Up Premium Trail Mix. According to Smoak, even though it promises "high energy," that doesn't necessarily make it a good choice.

"No, this isn't inherently bad food, but it is very calorie-dense for like, this much food," he says, holding up his hand in a small circle formation. On the back of the trail mix packaging, it lists the serving size as a quarter cup.

"So, if your goal is fat loss, put the [expletive] trail mix back," Smoak urges viewers.

Smoak also picks up a pack of Yoplay Original yogurt, which says it is "low fat" and an "excellent source of calcium" on the packaging. While this may have you believe you're starting your day with the healthiest choice, you'd be mistaken.

"Only 5 grams of protein and 20 grams of sugar," Smoak says, recommending that you swap out the Yoplait for Oikos Triple Zero Blended Greek Yogurt.

"Less calories, three times the protein," he says. "See how getting fit is just about raising your awareness? Little swaps like Yoplait for Oikoslike putting the [expletive] Bolthouse Farm juice down and just having a meal instead, or just a regular protein shake."

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Smoak continues to stress paying attention to marketing ploysespecially if you're a fan of pistachios.

According to Smoak, if you regularly buy these nuts because the packaging advertises "protein," that's not actually the full truth.

"Pistachios and nuts are a fat source, not a protein source," he says. "I'm not yelling at you. I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at big food."

While some nutritionists say there are good choices in the cereal aisle, Smoak recommends avoiding it altogether.

"Anyand I mean anykind of cereal" is a fake health food, he says, listing common buzzwords like "made with real food," "good source of fiber," and "good source of calcium."

"Cereal is the worst thingwell, one of the worst thingsyou can start your day with," he tells viewers. "You should start every day, or the first meal of every day, high in protein. You know what cereal has none of? Protein."

For a good source of protein, consider swapping cereal for eggs, Smoak suggests.

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Rounding out his list, Smoak also cautions against buying juiceeven if you've always thought it's a healthy choice.

"If you're still drinking juice cause you think it's healthier, a good source of vitamins, you're almost too far gone," he says. "Luckily, you found this video. I got you."

Smoak advises viewers to stop drinking juices like Tropicana due to the sugar content.

"You know the only place real sugar occurs in nature? In fruit, bound up in fiber," he explains. "Orange juice is just sugar without the fiber. Not good for your blood sugar, not good for your energy, not good for your appetite, not good for you."

If these particular items aren't on your regular shopping list and you're still looking for tips to shop smarter, Smoak recommends shopping in certain areas of your local food store.

"Easiest tip in the world, if you wanna be healthiershop the perimeter of the grocery store," he says. "Meat is on the perimeter, fruits and vegetables are on the perimeter."

The items that might detract from your weight-loss journey tend to be in the middle aisles, so those are areas to "limit," Smoak cautions.

Best Life offers the most up-to-date information from top experts, new research, and health agencies, but our content is not meant to be a substitute for professional guidance. When it comes to the medication you're taking or any other health questions you have, always consult your healthcare provider directly.

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Renew is a nutritional supplement thats getting a lot of attention lately. It claims to help with a few essential things: improving deep sleep, helping you burn fat, and improving your bodys metabolism.

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L-theanine helps you get into deep sleep more easily and acts as a gentle nudge to your brain, telling it to slow down and get ready for restful sleep. This is super important because deep sleep is when your body does most of its healing and recharging. L-theanine also boosts cognitive function, which is just a fancy way of saying it helps your brain work better.

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Arginine is an amino acid that plays a significant role in how your body burns energy and stays fit. Think of it as a spark that helps keep your metabolism running smoothly. This means your body can use the food you eat more efficiently, turning it into energy instead of storing it as fat.

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Timing your meals around the clock with intermittent fasting may not boost longevity, a controversial new study suggests.Sasithorn Phuapankasemsuk/Getty Images

A new study links intermittent fasting to a higher risk of early death instead of longevity.

Some experts are skeptical, citing major limitations with the study like other lifestyle variables.

It's too early to say if fasting has long-term risks, so focus on what you eat instead of when.

Intermittent fasting may not be the key to longevity after all and may even be linked to dying earlier, according to controversial new research.

Once one of the hottest topics in longevity research, limiting your eating to a specific window of time each day with intermittent fasting has been touted as a way to reduce your "biological age" and extend your life.

That's why the authors of a new, as-yet-unpublished study about intermittent fasting were surprised to find it was linked to a higher risk of dying of cardiovascular disease, the lead researcher told Business Insider.

While there's not yet enough evidence to say intermittent fasting is risky, the findings suggest we may have a lot more to learn about whether it's good for our health in the long run.

Fasting is popular among longevity enthusiasts who believe it can help you stave off age-related diseases, so you feel younger for longer. They are backed by studies that found fasting has health benefits such as reducing blood pressure, helping manage weight, balancing blood sugar, and more.

However, some rigorous studies on intermittent fasting have found mixed results: some suggest it's no better for you than other diets, and isn't worth the side effects like hunger.

The long-term effects of fasting hadn't been as well studied, said Victor Wenze Zhong, co-author of the most recent study and professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in China.

Zhong's team looked at data from more than 20,000 American adults, comparing their self-reported eating habits to their rates of illness and death over an average of eight years.

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The researchers expected to find that people who only ate within an eight-hour window i.e. people who follow the 16:8 diet would have a lower risk of dying during the study, and better heart health. That's what other studies had found, after all.

What they found was that people who self-reported fasting for 16 hours a day were 91% more likely to die of cardiovascular illness during the study than their peers who ate during a longer window of time or didn't fast.

It's too early to say if intermittent fasting causes a higher risk of cardiac death since the study is observational and so far only suggests a link

The findings are part of preliminary research that will be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions this week in Chicago. The study has also been submitted to but has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Judging by the summary alone, independent experts are skeptical.

For one thing, the study analyzed participants' diets based on just two days worth of surveys on their eating habits.

"Two days of diet record data are not at all reflective of an individual's regular eating pattern this is a major limitation to the study," Krista Varady, a professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois Chicago who has published extensive research on fasting, told Business Insider.

Varady also noted that the study didn't account for lifestyle factors like exercise, socioeconomic status, alcohol and tobacco use, and other variables that can make a major difference in heart disease risk.

Other researchers were more blunt in their assessment of the study.

"So much is unclear about this study.In particular, why were the particular two days chosen to measure times of eating?How do they know whether food was eaten outside the 8-hour window and just not entered in the questionnaire?" David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, said in a statement. "This abstract should not have been graced with a press release."

Some experts believe this may be a thread worth pulling.

More specific data could help scientists understand how fasting may affect our health over time, according to Christopher D. Gardner, a Stanford professor, and chair of the writing committee for the American Heart Association's 2023 scientific statement, who was not involved in the study.

"Overall, this study suggests that time-restricted eating may have short-term benefits but long-term adverse effects," Gardner said in a press release.

For example, Zhong's team said people on fasting diets tended to have lower muscle mass than those who didn't fast. Maintaining lean muscle is a crucial factor in healthy aging, and eating too little, or fasting for too long, can make it harder to build or maintain muscle.

"Loss of lean body mass has been linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality," Zhong said. "This will be an exciting research question, but we really do not know much right now."

To follow up, Zhong wants to look at what people eat, not just when they eat, since the study results suggest people who fasted tended to have a lower diet quality than people who didn't fast.

For now, there's good evidence that focusing on eating the right things, like plenty of protein, fiber, and other nutrients, can be a major tool in living a long, healthy life as we wait for future fasting research to offer some clearer answers.

Getting enough of these nutrients could be key to mitigating potential side effects to make fasting safer.

As for proven methods to eat for a healthy heart, the Mediterranean diet and DASH diet are evidence-based ways to lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart disease.

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Imagine if you could diet for just five days a month and see results. Results that extend far beyond weight loss and promise to "rejuvenate" your body at a cellular level. This is the basis of the fast-mimicking diet, also known as FMD.

Intermittent fasting has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, with programs like the 5:2 diet and time restricted eating receiving endorsements from celebrities and nutritionists around the world. All of these different diet plans are characterized by a cycle of fasting and feeding on a regular, cyclical schedule. But unlike most other fasting diets, which rotate on a daily or weekly basis, the FMD revolves around a monthly cycle.

"It's really another form of intermittent fasting but it's unique in the sense in the way it is organized," Adam Collins, associate professor of nutrition at the University of Surrey in the U.K., told Newsweek.

The FMD diet, designed by gerontology professor Valter Longo, consists of five days of restricted eating, where calorie consumption is kept at around 700 calories per day. "The FMD [...] is a low calorie nutrition program that last 5 days with a specific low sugar, low protein, high fat plant based composition, designed to match or surpass the effects of water only fasting, without the safety and compliance issues," Longo, director of the Longevity Institute of the University of Southern California, told Newsweek.

"For people without [specific] diseases, it is designed to be used for only 5 days for 2 to 3 times per year (10 to 15 days per year [in total]) and otherwise not impose a lifestyle change."

Like any energy-restricting diet, people do tend to lose weight on FMD. But weight loss isn't the only benefit of this type of cyclic fasting. In 2018, Collins and colleagues at the University of Surrey investigated how the health benefits of intermittent fasting compared to other restrictive dieting strategies.

"We had one group doing the 5:2 diet and then we had another group doing traditional continuous energy restriction," Collins said. "So they had the same overall energy restriction if you average it out across the week. Then what we did was we waited until they had lost 5 percent of their body weight and brought them back into the lab."

Interestingly, those on the 5:2 diet didn't lose the weight any faster than those undertaking more traditional energy restriction. But what the researchers did see was a significant difference in various metabolic markers between the two groups.

"Our metabolism is designed to operate in a cycle of feeding and fasting. Your body is able to cope with these changes and adjust accordingly. You're going to start tapping into energy reserves, and that essentially boils down to us shifting from predominantly using carbohydrates for energy to now using mainly our body fat. So that fast-feed cycling is having metabolic effects.

"From a cellular point of view, if you're changing the availability of energy, your cells are going to have to change their priorities. So you're going to change from synthesizing and building new molecules to breaking down and recycling old ones instead. And this process, called autophagy, is where all of the longevity stuff comes in, because all that breaking down and recycling is like spring cleaning for your cells."

The difference between the 5:2which involves restricted eating twice a weekand FMD is the window over which fasting takes place. "[FMD] is a way to fast where you're not doing it every week but when you do it, you're doing it for a cumulative period of time," Collins said.

Preliminary studies have already suggested that FMD can reduce inflammation, improve cognition, reduce our risk of cancer and heart disease, and possibly event protect against Alzheimer's. Most significantly, in a paper published by Longo's team in the journal Nature Communications on February 20, it was shown to potentially reverse biological aging.

"In [our] studies the FMD was shown to decrease liver and abdominal fat without reducing muscle mass, it reduced A1C [a measure of average blood sugar levels], it caused changes in the immune system cells consistent with a rejuvenation of the immune cell profile and it caused a 2.5 year median biological age decrease in both of the clinical trials which enrolled a total of 184 participants," Longo said.

It is worth noting here that two thirds of the study participants were overweight or obese at baseline so some of these positive results may have resulted from simple weight loss among these participants. "It seems it was most beneficial for the obese, as would be expected, and those with higher systolic blood pressure etc at baseline," David Clancy, a lecturer in biogerontology at Lancaster University in the U.K., told Newsweek.

Even so, the beneficial effects persisted for several months after the last FMD cycle.

However, as encouraging as these results are, 184 is a fairly small sample size, and most of our prior understanding of this topic has come from research in animals. "While preliminary findings are encouraging, more research is needed, particularly more human studies with meaningful sample sizes," Caroline Susie, a dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in the U.S., told Newsweek.

With all that in mind, who is best suited to this diet?

"Those who are overweight or obese, those with high blood pressure or high cholesterol, those with fatty liver, those with pre-diabetes or high A1C, those with high CRP or other inflammation markers," Longo said.

Clancy added: "It's not unreasonable to think that, during ages 40 to 60 at least, this regime twice per year may add 3 to 4 years of healthy life, maybe more, in those with higher BMI, blood pressure, blood sugar etc. This is the age range where we accumulate problems that will harm us later.

"That said, a sensible exercise habit could achieve the same, or even better, and is maintainable into older age. Starving oneself in older age is risky because immune responses to infections need ready resources."

The elderly are not the only ones who should be cautious of restrictive dieting. "There are concerns about this dietary approach for those living with certain medical conditions," Susie said. "This diet is not appropriate for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; people with a history of disordered eating are not appropriate for FMD; people who are currently underweight and or already living with vitamin/mineral deficiencies are not appropriate. Additionally, if you are living with cancer, diabetes, or congestive heart failure, FMD is not appropriate.

"Always check with your doctor before you start any diet or make any changes to your diet."

The FMD program is commercially available under the brand name ProLon.

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The research involved 12 volunteers, five women and seven men, and were told to consume just water for seven days. The investigation involved a comprehensive analysis of around 3000 plasma proteins measured before, during, and after fasting.

After three days of fasting, the researchers noticed that the body changed its energy sources from glucose to fat, resulting in an average weight loss between participants of 5.7 kg. This weight loss came from fat mass and muscle mass. During the follow up, after three days of returning to their normal eating patterns, the loss of muscle was almost completely reversed while the fat mass didn't return.

The researchers also noticed differences between certain proteins made within the body, which they believe can help them find and diagnose specific diseases and conditions.

The researchers assessed the health effects of 212 proteins altering during fasting across roughly 500 outcomes and sought to understand how these alterations in these specific proteins during fasting might relate to different conditions.

For example, they highlighted the connection between a protein called SWAP70 and arthritis, suggesting that the changes in this protein during extended fasting could potentially be beneficial for those with arthritis. They also identified an association between another protein, HYOU1, and heart disease, indicating that changes in this protein might have potential positive implications for heart health.

This is one of only a few studies that has found a positive correlation between water fasting and its ability to inform targeted health interventions.

'For the first time, were able to see whats happening on a molecular level across the body when we fast,' said Claudia Langenberg, director of Queen Mary's Precision Health University Research Institute (PHURI). ' Fasting, when done safely, is an effective weight loss intervention. Popular diets that incorporate fasting such as intermittent fasting claim to have health benefits beyond weight loss. Our results provide evidence for the health benefits of fasting beyond weight loss, but these were only visible after three days of total caloric restriction later than we previously thought.'

'Our findings have provided a basis for some age-old knowledge as to why fasting is used for certain conditions,' added Maik Pietzner, Health Data Chair of PHURI. 'While fasting may be beneficial for treating some conditions, often times, fasting won't be an option to patients suffering from ill health. We hope that these findings can provide information about why fasting is beneficial in certain cases, which can then be used to develop treatments that patients are able to do.'

Fasting is a contentious issues, and we don't endorse fasting for seven days. For most people, fasting for such an extended period is impractical, especially for those aiming to lose weight, as it's not sustainable to go without food for that length of time

Extended water fasts also carry risks and should be done only under professional supervision. Many individuals may find interventions such as intermittent fasting or shorter fasting methods more sustainable and a lot safer in comparison to extended fasts.

It's also important to note that this study only saw health benefits after three days of no food.

New research such as this study could help us find out more about how extended fasting impacts the body beyond weight loss, which is still unclear. But water fasting requires further investigation. For now, it's important to adjust your diet under supervision of a nutritionist or dietician so that you can ensure the safety of your health.

Kate is a fitness writer for Mens Health UK where she contributes regular workouts, training tips and nutrition guides. She has a post graduate diploma in Sports Performance Nutrition and before joining Mens Health she was a nutritionist, fitness writer and personal trainer with over 5k hours coaching on the gym floor. Kate has a keen interest in volunteering for animal shelters and when she isnt lifting weights in her garden, she can be found walking her rescue dog.

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