Deep-fried tofu, pulled jackfruit and soy patty burgers have all crept on to restaurant menus over the past few years as part of the ever-growing vegan craze.
Although some of the dishes may sound healthier than traditional meat options, the truth isn’t as clear cut.
Plant-based burgers and vegan cheese, often smothered in oil, can be packed full of more salt and fat than meat.
For instance, MailOnline analysis reveals some of the worst offenders can be saltier than KFC
In recent years we’ve been lectured by Netflix documentaries, celebrities and charities that going vegan is the single best thing you can do for your health.
And the powerful message seems to have cut through — with up to eight million Americans and 1.5million Britons following a plant-based diet, representing an up to ten-fold uptick from a decade ago.
One of the biggest selling points of veganism was that it cuts out red meat and mince, which have long been
A few weeks ago I approached Deliciously Ella to come on The Mail on Sunday’s Medical Minefield podcast. She declined, which was a shame – but unsurprising, given the delicate subject. I wanted the hugely successful food blogger-turned-wellness-guru – real name Ella Mills – to elaborate on comments she’d made in a recent magazine interview, hitting back at her critics.
In particular, she addressed allegations made in a 2016 BBC3 documentary, Clean Eating’s Dirty Secrets: that her vegan, dairy, sugar
Dozens of health-conscious ideas have divided the nation over recent years, from Gregg’s vegan sausage roll to McDonald’ plant-based burger.
The newest ‘healthy’ offering by chocolate giant Mars looks set to have the same polarising effect.
However, some are still furious about the ‘Triple Treat’ range, claiming the slimmed-down alternatives to Britain’s most beloved confectionary — the Mars bar, Snickers, Bounty and Galaxy — are an attempt to ‘tell people what to eat’.
The bars, set to hit the shelves
The UK was left in shock last night after the nation came in second place at the Eurovision final, with viewers across Europe collectively blown away by Sam Ryder’s incredible rendition of his song Space Man.
The TikTok star, 32, from Maldon in Essex, brought glory to the nation as he stormed to the top of the leaderboard after the jury vote with 283 points, and earned an extra 183 points from the public, putting them in second place with
Future Martian colonists will have to eat a vegan diet, according to a study into Elon Musk’s plans for a colony on the Red Planet, due to limited resources.
Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, in part with a goal to make humanity a multi-planetary species, with rockets that could allow for a sustainable colony on Mars.
The billionaire has drip-fed details of a future Martian settlement, including the idea of ‘glass domes’ acting as temporary habitats while the planet is
