Jennifer Garner cuts a casual figure in a black crewneck sweater and leggings while spending quality time with her son Samuel, 11, in Brentwood

By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com

Published: 02:33 EDT, 17 September 2023 | Updated: 02:33 EDT, 17 September 2023

Jennifer Garner braves the rain as she gets in an early morning jog near her Brentwood home

By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com

Updated: 03:05 EDT, 3 September 2023

Sugary sodas are worse for people’s health than cocaine, according to a celebrity fitness trainer who has worked with stars like Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston.

Sebastien Lagree has spent more than 20 years getting Hollywood’s top movie stars into shape, coaching them through fitness routines and diet regimens.

No matter his client, though, he tells them all to avoid three things: microwaved meals, fried foods, and, most importantly, soda.

Mr Lagree told DailyMail.com: ‘Sodas are the worst. Cocaine is illegal, but sodas aren’t? Sodas are worse than cocaine, in my opinion’.

The trainer chalks this up to the massive amounts of chemicals and added sugar in soda, which researchers have previously said have similar effects on our brains as hard drugs.

America’s most popular soda, Coca-Cola, did contain cocaine when it was invented in 1886- back when it was legal. However, it was removed shortly after the turn of the century. 

When asked if someone could change their diet just by eliminating soda, Mr Lagree said: ‘Absolutely’. 

Earlier this month, rapper Post Malone revealed he lost 65 pounds just from cutting out soda. ‘Soda is so bad. It’s so good but so bad,’ the rapper-singer said in an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. 

Researchers have previously told DailyMail.com highly-processed foods such as donuts, sodas, cereals, and pizza should be reclassified as drugs because they cause compulsive use and mood-altering effects on the brain.

Mr Lagree also believes sodas are a ‘major contributor’ to increasing rates of diabetes, obesity, and related illnesses in the US because of the massive amounts of added sugar these drinks have. Some have as much as 65 grams in just 16 ounces. 

This is significantly more than the American Heart Association’s (AHA) daily recommended limit: 24 grams for women and 36 grams for men. 

Taking into account sugar from other foods you eat throughout the day, this often puts soda lovers well over safe limits, and too much added sugar has consistently been linked to detrimental health problems.

In fact, a review published in the journal BMJ in April linked high consumption of added sugars, the type of sugar in all of these drinks, to 45 negative health outcomes.

These include diabetes, gout, obesity, high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, cancer, asthma, tooth decay, depression, and early death.

Researchers at Harvard University observed a group of nearly 100,000 American women over the age of 50 for over 20 years. 

They found women who drank one or more sugar-sweetened sodas per day were 85 percent more likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer compared to those who had fewer than one a week. 

Daily soda drinkers were also 68 percent more likely to die from liver disease than those who drank three or fewer per month. 

While most doctors say sugar-free sodas are healthier, Mr Lagree doesn’t think artificially sweetened beverages, which have been under fire as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the artificial sweetener aspartame as a ‘possible carcinogen,’ are much better. 

‘Now we have artificial sweeteners, so we have the zero this, zero that, but I’m not sure that that stuff is even better for you,’ he said. 

‘I don’t like to have all that chemistry in my body as well.’

Instead, his drink of choice is simple. 

‘Nothing is better than water,’ he said. ‘You can’t go wrong with it.’

He also opts for chicken, seafood, and a variety of vegetables and grains over fried foods and microwaved meals. 

Mr Lagree believes it’s crucial to focus on exercise and diet at the same time rather than overcompensating at the gym for eating junk food. 

‘You can’t out-train a bad diet,’ he said.  

Brazilian researchers published a study earlier this week suggesting one-in-five premature deaths in the South American nation were tied to processed foods. 

Dr Alexandra DiFeliceantonio and Dr Ashley Gearhardt called for them to be regulated similarly to nicotine.

In 1988, Dr Charles Everett Koop, who served as US surgeon general for President Ronald Reagan, published a 600-page report discussing nicotine addiction. 

At the time, more than half of US adults smoked cigarettes, but the long-term impacts of their use were relatively unknown. 

Dr Koop used three key metrics, compulsive use, mood alteration and reinforcement to determine that nicotine was an addictive substance.

Dr Gearhardt and Dr DiFeliceantonio applied the standards used to determine nicotine was an addictive substance to highly-processed food as well.

The first was compulsive use, which they described as a person wanting to drink sodas and eat these other foods even when they were aware of how unhealthy they are.

‘People want to cut down, people go on diets, and a vast majority of people fail,’ Dr Gearhardt told DailyMail.com.

‘They find it difficult to do so even when they know it’s going to kill them.’ 

She blamed the fat and sugar contents of the foods for triggering an addictive response in the brain.

While more research into junk food is needed to determine how exactly they impact the brain, she believes the speed at which the body processes them can play a role.

These quick hits are similar to how nicotine, alcohol and cocaine work throughout the body, the researchers said.

The high sugar and fat contents of these foods also impact a person’s dopamine receptors in the brain. 

The pair of researchers describe it as a ‘psychoactive’ effect a person will need to consume more highly processed snacks to reach again – just like that of other drugs. 

Processed foods also have a ‘reinforcement’ effect, where a person may seek out the foods even when they do not need to.

Dr Gearhardt used the example of a person with healthy food in their fridge choosing to go out and purchase chocolate ice cream because of their addiction.

Jennifer Lawrence is a vision of style in fitted white T-shirt and pink statement cap as she pushes son Cy in his stroller during NYC walk

By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com

Published: 23:34 EDT, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 00:29 EDT, 22 August 2023

She is living La Vida Lopez these days in Italy.

Jennifer Lopez had a little fun with her summer look while on the island of Capri on Friday.

The Mother actress passed off a strappy black bikini top with a bronze ring in the center as a fashion statement. Over the top was a beige cardigan.

The mother of teenaged twins Max and Emme added wide-legged off-white slacks with embroidered flowers on the hem for a breezy summer look. 

And she also had on a chic brown hat over a head scarf with oversized sunglasses, a woven shoulder bag and platform heels.

The Dinero singer was with her longtime talent manager Benny Medina as well as her photographer friend Ana Carballosa. But there was still no sign of JLo’s husband Ben Affleck.

The Bronx babe was wearing both her wedding rings from Ben whom she wed a year ago.

The singer was also with a pal who wore a very colorful long summer dress with several necklaces. At one point, Lopez reached out and touched her arm.

The team was shopping in Capri’s high end district.

One of her pals carried a paper shopping bag that read Afora on the front. They were also seen passing shoe shops, a swimwear boutique and jewelry stores.

This comes after she gave her social media followers an eyeful on Thursday.

The siren was seen in a stringy white bikini and promoted her beverage line Delola.

The 54-year-old bombshell lounged on a plush chair, showing off her stellar figure in the revealing swimsuit.

The Bronx native heavily accessorized with gold jewelry including small hoop earrings and a long necklace that fell down her toned torso.

Additionally, the pop star donned a wide-brimmed brown hat adorned with a gold-toned scarf wrapped around it. She had earlier worn a patterned headscarf but later pulled the fedora on top. 

She also wore lightly tinted hexagonal sunglasses. 

She looked typically stunning in a full face of glowy makeup that gave her a bronze finish. 

Lopez wrote in the caption of her post, ‘Back in my element.’

She also moved to the app’s Stories feature to share a throwback advert featuring her in a yellow skort and tied up button-up white shirt.

Her shoulder-length honey-blonde hair was styled half-up/half-down with a light flip at the ends.

JLo first announced she was launching the new business venture in April, gushing about the endeavor online.

She wrote with the Instagram post at the time, ‘The secret is out!!! I’m proud to share with you @DELOLA … my new collection of unique, mixology-level ready to enjoy spritzes. 

‘More is #OnTheJLo. Let’s live the #DelolaLife together @gregswalesart.’

The promotional clip showed her enjoying a celebration on the coast of Italy at an outdoor bar with pals.

Lola is a longtime nickname of Jennifer’s that reflects her ‘more playful, carefree side,’ a press release revealed. 

In a press release shared it was announced Lopez created The House Of Delola LLC.

It’s a company she founded ‘to launch unique, mixology-level ready-to-enjoy cocktails designed for elegant, effortless entertaining as part of a thoughtful lifestyle.’

Lopez stated, ‘I love entertaining and to relax and unwind with friends, but never found a drink that was right for me.

‘I was in search of something that I could enjoy that fit the thoughtful way that I live my life. When I didn’t find it, I decided to create Delola.’

Lopez added that her goals were ‘better ingredients, better taste, fewer calories than traditional cocktails,’ in just one simple pour.

Jennifer Lawrence looks glamorous in black silk dress and smoky eye make-up as stylish star films commercial in New York City

By Brianna Oard For Dailymail.Com

Published: 17:10 EDT, 29 June 2023 | Updated: 22:23 EDT, 29 June 2023

Jennifer Lawrence cut a glamorous figure as she headed into New York City on Monday after an appearance on Watch What Happens Live.

The actress, 32, who has been promoting her latest film, No Hard Feelings, donned a tailored black jacket with a plunging neckline as she headed into the city.

The Oscar winner paired the jacket with a shimmering pink sheer jumpsuit with  flared trousers, and accessorised her look with black crisscross mule sandals.

Jennifer’s long blonde hair was styled into voluminous waves, and she shielded her eyes from the New York sun with dark sunglasses.

Ahead of her TV appearance, The American Hustle star stopped for a few moments to sign autographs for fans before making her way into the Watch What Happens Live studios in the Soho area. 

In No Hard Feelings, Jennifer stars as Maddie a young woman with money problems.

She answers a Craigslist ad placed by the parents of a 19-year-old man who want to hire someone to date their son before he goes to college. 

The actress, who can easily switch from drama to comedy, told George Stephanopoulos on Nightline, the premise was based on a real listing.

‘About four years ago, the director’s a good friend of mine… and we were getting dinner. He showed me the Craigslist ad and I just thought it was hilarious.

‘I, in no way thought I was going to be in the movie… there was no movie. We just laughed about it, then four years later he sent me the script.’

Jennifer, who welcome her son, Cy, in February 2022, with her husband, art dealer Cook Maroney, said she hadn’t planned on working so soon after giving birth. 

The actress said when she read the script co-written by director Gene Stupnitsky, ‘It was just too funny. It was the funniest thing I had ever read.’

The versatile star is also a producer on No Hard Feelings, after forming her own production company, Excellent Cadaver, in 2018.

‘I don’t take on anything that I can’t personally read every draft of and give personal notes on,’ she said. 

The actress’ 21-year-old co-star, Andrew Barth Feldman, told the Hey U Guys podcast Jennifer was, ‘the perfect person’ to star in the comedy. 

‘It’s what we’ve always wanted to see her do, so it’s pretty amazing to be across the table from that performance.’

 The Foul Play actor said there was a lot of improvisation on the set. 

‘We could always say, kind of like, the worst and dirtiest thing on our mind… and sometimes it makes it into the movie and sometimes it doesn’t.’

‘We filmed like, an NC-17, like, we filmed an unacceptable movie that was then turned into… an R.’

When the film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May, Jennifer appeared on the red carpet wearing flip flops.

The star told Entertainment Tonight, the footwear choice was not meant to be a  statement of any sort. 

‘I was not making a political statement, not that I wouldn’t,’ she admitted.

‘I had no idea until it like, came out, that there was a whole controversy with people wearing flats, or like, walking down the red carpet barefoot. I had no clue. My shoes were a size too big.’ 

No Hard Feelings is set to open in theaters Friday. 

Jennifer Lopez uploaded a raunchy shirtless photo of her husband, Ben Affleck, in celebration of Father’s Day on Sunday in a new Instagram photo series. 

The Hustlers actress, 53, who recently shared a sweet kiss with the Oscar winner, 50, while attending the star-studded Flash premiere, shared a snap of the actor showing off his ripped abs in a mirror selfie. 

In the caption of the post, the songstress penned, ‘Daddy Appreciation Post Happy Father’s Day Papa. And Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing Papas out there!! We love you and appreciate you more than you will ever know.’ 

Upon tying the knot last year in July 2022, he became stepfather to her twins Max and Emme, 15, whom she welcomed with ex-husband, Marc Anthony. 

Ben is also father to daughters Violet, 17, and Seraphina, 14, as well as son, Samuel, 11, whom he shares with ex-wife, Jennifer Garner. 

Jennifer also uploaded a short reel that showed Ben sitting on a chair inside what appeared to be an office. He could be seen sitting back and looking over his shoulder to flash a cheerful smile towards the camera. 

The video then continued as a montage of sweet moments that they have shared thus far, including a throwback clip of them when they had dated in the early 2000s. 

Affleck could be seen sporting a white tank top and shades as he gently kissed Lopez, who donned an all-white ensemble and carried an adorable puppy in her arms. 

The two stars had initially started dating in 2002 and became engaged later that same year in November, but split later in 2004. The pair notably were romantically linked years later in April 2021, and officially tied the knot the following summer. 

Other snippets showed the lovebirds riding inside of a vehicle as they got fresh air with the sun roof open, and the two also having an affectionate moment together on a set.

The Grammy-nominated singer lastly shared two selfies as her husband rested his head on her shoulder, causing the actress to flash a happy smile towards the camera. 

Affleck’s ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, also took to her Instagram on Sunday and gave a special shout out to the Good Will Hunting star. 

The mother of three, who was recently spotted sharing a loving kiss with her current boyfriend John Miller, uploaded a photo as she posed next to her mother and father inside of a church. 

The 13 Going On 30 actress wrote, ‘Happy Father’s Day to the best to ever do the job. (Jeans in church— I made my connecting flight, but my luggage didn’t),’ she humorously explained. ‘We love you, Dad.’ 

The star then took time to pay tribute to Affleck, whom she shares three children with. ‘PS Shout out to BGA,’ she penned, referencing to his full name: Benjamin Géza Affleck. 

The beauty then concluded with, ‘no one loves their kids like you love ours, happy Father’s Day, Ben!’ 

The former couple had tied the knot back in 2005, with their divorce being finalized in 2018 after 13 years of marriage.  

London’s Leicester Square was given a touch of A-list glamour on Monday evening as Jennifer Lawrence attended the UK premiere of new film No Hard Feelings. 

With heavy rainstorms drawing a line under England’s recent heatwave the Oscar-winning actress could be forgiven for treading lightly after a series of high-profile red carpet stumbles. 

Indeed, Jennifer, 32, erred on the side of caution by ditching the heels in favour of flip-flops during a recent public appearance at the Cannes Film Festival in May. 

But the heels were back on as she greeted fans outside Odeon Luxe, where she led the glamour on a night dedicated to her latest box-office offering – a coming-of-age comedy co-starring Matthew Broderick. 

Posing for waiting photographers, Jennifer looked stunning in a semi-sheer black evening gown with a cinched waist and distinctive patterned embellishments.  

She added to the look with a pair of elbow length evening gloves, while a black bra was visible beneath the sleeveless gown as she made her way into the central London venue. 

Jennifer also sported with a glamorous make-up palette, complete with smokey eye and slicked back her long blonde locks into a ponytail. 

She was joined at the star-studded event by co-star Andrew Barth Feldman and the film’s director Gene Stupnitsky.

Both men flanked the stunner in smart suits as they beamed for the cameras and shared a joke. 

Joining the American stars were a whole host of famous British faces including a string of reality stars.

Former Love Island contestant Chyna Mills, 24, showcased her growing baby bump on the red carpet alongside fiancé Neil Jones 40.

She looked gorgeous in a figure-hugging green frock as she loving cradled her belly and beamed alongside her Strictly Come Dancing beau. 

Chyna’s dress featured a one-shoulder detail and she slipped her feet into strappy black heels, before accessorising with dainty gold jewellery.   

MIC’s Kimberley Garner put on a very leggy display in a black skater dress as she arrived at premiere.

The swimwear designer, 32, dressed to impress for the evening as she went braless in a backless halter neck number. 

She turned up the heat by adding inches to her frame in a pair of towering matching pointed toe heels. 

The beauty styled her long blonde tresses in a neat updo leaving two strands to frame her face. 

She flashed her gorgeous smile as she posed on the red carpet with her hands in the pockets of her dress. 

Meanwhile former islander Ellie Spence, 25, sent pulses racing in a plunging sheer black gown with very racy thigh-high split.

The outfit hugged every inch of her jaw-dropping figure with a sheer boned corset leaving very little to the imagination.

Sweeping her blonde hair high into a stylish up do and added height to her frame with a pair of towering heels. 

Elsewhere on the red carpet Dancing On Ice’s Vanessa Bauer, 26, ensured all eyes were on her as she slipped into a plunging red gown for the screening.

Vanessa opted to go braless for the evening, and looked breathtaking as she posed for photographs in the floor-length frock.

As she worked her best angles, the skating pro’s footwear could not be seen, due to the extreme length of her silky dress.

Keeping things simple, Vanessa styled her raven tresses into a sleek low ponytail and went without jewellery save a pair of understated earrings. 

Sophie Hermann, 36, cut an elegant figure in a blue silk mini dress and looked incredible in the stunning number which boasted a dazzling bow on the front.

The Made In Chelsea star toted her belongings around in a miniature which bag which had a matching silver glittering boy on the front. 

Sophie turned up the heat by adding a pair of dazzling eye catching chandelier earrings and applied a flawless palette of makeup. 

The raunchy new comedy, sees Oscar winner Jennifer play a cash-strapped woman trying to seduce a 19-year-old boy for pay.

Her character Maddie finds herself in such dire financial straits that she is on the brink of losing her late mother’s house.

She throws herself on the mercy of a rich pair of New Age ‘helicopter parents’ played by Broadway stars Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick.

Percy (Andrew Feldman), their geeky teenage son, is about to go to college and has been cosseted his whole life, never breaking the rules.

The couple offers Maddie a car in exchange for a heavyweight favor – she must seduce Percy before he leaves for Princeton.

No Hard Feelings then launches into her increasingly desperate attempts to get Percy into bed, including a nighttime skinny dipping excursion, taking him out to drink underage and even playfully trying to kidnap him.

It comes after Jennifer  opened up about the ways becoming a mother has shifted her plans for the future as the star admitted she didn’t expect to pursue a career in directing any time soon.

The actress welcomed one-year-old son Cy in 2022 with husband Cooke Maroney, 38, and she made it clear that focusing on her family was her top priority in a new interview.

Speaking during an interview on Good Morning America on Monday, the Hunger Games actress explained how her hopes to direct a feature film had changed in recent years.

‘I used to think that [I would direct]. Now I’m just so tired and it just looks so hard,’ she stated.

However, the actress is still working hard in front of the camera and behind the scenes after starring and producing her upcoming comedy.

Reflecting on her experience as a producer, she told GMA host George Stephanopoulos: ‘It’s good. It’s busy but focused and streamlined. I don’t take on anything that I can’t personally read every draft of and give notes on.’

The actress admitted she hadn’t even been planning to get back into acting as soon as she did after giving birth, but the quality of the comedy’s script pushed her to make her Hollywood comeback.

‘I just had a baby and I wasn’t planning on working for a long time,’ she began. ‘But I read the script. It was the funniest thing I had ever read.’

Jennifer Lopez keeps things casual in a comfy oversized cardigan paired with baggy jeans that makes her look like Jeff Bridges from The Big Lebowski

• Lopez was spotted walking around solo in West Hollywood on Saturday 
• The superstar bundled up in a tan cardigan with a Fair Isle print on it in black
• Her cardigan bore a striking resemblance to The Dude’s cardigan 

By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.Com

Published: 19:15 EDT, 27 May 2023 | Updated: 02:03 EDT, 28 May 2023