Labelling food and drinks with the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories inside them encourages healthier choices, research suggests. Scientists worked out that people eat 200 less calories every day when they are exposed to the messages on the packaging. Known as physical activity calorie equivalent or expenditure (PACE), the labels show … Read more
To say Restaurant Sat Bains is in an incongruous location is an understatement. This Nottingham eaterie with rooms, named after the charismatic chef/patron, has a dazzling list of accolades – two Michelin stars, five AA rosettes, rated No1 restaurant in Britain in 2018 by TripAdvisor and named fourth in the 2019 Harden’s Top 100 Best … Read more
For anyone struggling with excess weight and type 2 diabetes, this low-carb plan — part of the Mail’s Good Health for Life series — could be life-transforming. Here, Dr David Unwin — the NHS GP behind it — explains how the plan works, while chef and food writer Katie Caldesi gives low-carb recipes, written exclusively … Read more
We don’t know how this will end, but we have a good idea of how it started. The coronavirus sweeping the world can be traced back to a food market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the new strain first transferred from wildlife to humans. The idea of cross-species infection scares us because it … Read more
Food Standards Agency crack down on trendy ‘raw’ milk after it caused five food poisoning outbreaks in two years Advocates claim the milk is high in important enzymes and beneficial bacteria But it has not been pasteurised or heat treated and is fresh from a cow It exposes people drinking the milk to dangerous bugs … Read more
The foods and drink making you tired: Nutritionist reveals why everyday favourites including burgers, biscuits and coffee are draining your energy An Australian dietitian outlines the foods and drinks that deplete energy levels Nutritionist Susie Burrell said these food groups are often high in sugar While we enjoy eating burgers and drinking coffee, these can … Read more
Supermarkets to stockpile supplies in coronavirus ‘hotspots’ to prevent food from running short Environment Secretary George Eustice will hold talks with supermarket chiefs It will be aimed at stopping panic buying and ensuring food supply continues They will also consider how the supermarkets will deliver food to elderly people By Mark Hookham For The Mail On … Read more
‘If you’re taking something for free away there’s a reaction’: British Airways boss says he wasn’t surprised at backlash for charging passengers for food on short-haul flights In 2017, BA scrapped free drinks and snacks in economy on short-haul flights Instead the airline began selling passengers products from Marks & Spencer Two years on, BA … Read more
Aged 14, I stayed with friends of my father’s in northern France for a few days, and that was when I discovered how fabulous French food was. This family owned an enormous sugar beet farm near Cambrai and lived in a chateau with servants. At lunch and dinner my 11-year-old sister and I dined in … Read more
Supermarket have rubbished Government claims about mass food deliveries to the sick as ‘fanciful, bogus and misleading’. Health Secretary Matt Hancock claimed talks have been held with retailers to supply groceries through online orders and home delivery to Britons who are self-isolating. But chains insist they do not have the vehicles and drivers to cope … Read more