Demand for ‘fake meat’ has undeniably taken the world by storm.
Fuelled by a deluge of alarming reports into the dangers of eating too much red or processed meat, supermarket shelves and restaurant menus are now littered with vegan sausages, bacon and burgers.
Manufacturers insist their plant-based creations are just as succulent as real meat, not to mention healthier.
But as Martin Freeman’s recent admission that he has ditched vegetarianism after 38 years has highlighted, not all is as it
Walking barefoot down a muddy trail with a group of people I’d met the day before and attempting to ‘connect with trees’ was not how I expected to be spending a chilly Saturday afternoon in the middle of March.
Living in central London means you don’t get to spend a great deal of time in nature – expansive grassy fields and ancient woodlands are few and far between.
But, one wellness retreat in the Welsh side of the picturesque Wye
Running the country requires being fit as a fiddle – so for the two men competing for the top job in this year’s general election, it couldn’t be more important to look after their health.
However, Labour peer Peter Mandelson has ruffled feathers within his party today after suggesting leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, needs to ‘shed a few pounds’ ahead of his campaign to win over the electorate.
It’s not the first time Starmer’s health has been
This is the emotional moment an Around the World in 80 Weighs contestant broke down in tears after witnessing a young child beg for food on the streets of Mumbai.
In tonight’s episode, the hit Channel 4 show follows six obese Britons on a trip to India, where 14 million children are obese and infants as young as 11 months old need bariatric surgery.
The tourists struggled in scorching 40C temperatures and were made to eat a local vegetarian diet
A doctor with terminal colon cancer who found out he has just two to six months to live says he is the ‘happiest’ he’s ever been.
Dr Daniel Bockmann, 54, a chiropractor from Texas, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2021 after doctors found a ‘softball-sized’ tumor in his rectum. They later discovered the cancer had spread, leading to three more tumors in the lungs and seven in his liver.
However, the cancer, which has caused an epidemic
Victoria’s premier Dan Andrews has been accused of hypocrisy just days after he announced a total ban on natural gas in new homes.
MP for Mornington Chris Crewther shared a photo of Mr Andrews cooking a vegetarian patty on his gas stove during a Covid lockdown in April, 2020.
The photo appears to be taken inside Andrew’s home.
‘I agree with what Dan does: cooking with gas. It’s much better!’ the Liberal MP said.
‘But I don’t agree with what
For years they’ve berated meat-lovers, desperately trying to convert everyone to the to the sacred church of veganism.
Yet the millennial-driven obsession with all things plant-based might now be dying a slow death.
Household brands are starting to ditch their eco-friendly offerings due to the lack of sales.
First the trend struck Pret, which closed half of its vegetarian and vegan-only stores, after admitting many customers don’t see themselves as ‘full-time veggies’.
Nestle then joined in, pulling two of its
Would you change your order if you knew it impacted the environment?
A study has found that most people would, as giving ‘eco-labels’ to options on a menu caused diners to choose a more sustainable meal.
Researchers at the University of Bristol asked survey participants whether they would order a burrito with a beef, chicken or vegetarian filling.
Each burrito was accompanied with a traffic light-style ranking of sustainability, of which the vegetarian option was in green for most sustainable.
Going ‘Flexitarian’ – eating mostly plant-based foods with the occasional bit of meat – has been championed as the way forward for a sustainable future.
But it seems the growing trend may have roots in the distant past — so distant, in fact, that the diet bears similarities with early medieval times some 1,600 years ago.
Historians have long assumed that Anglo-Saxon kings and nobles ate far more meat than the rest of the population, but a new study suggests
A vegetarian chef has stunned TikTokers with her recipes for buffalo ‘wings,’ burgers, and fried ‘chicken’ — all of which are entirely meat-free.
Shreya, who runs the blog Shreya’s Kitchen, has 1.1 million followers on TikTok who drool over her very tasty-looking dishes like Creamy Soy Tomato Ramen and Honey Chili Paneer.
But while some of her recipes make no attempt to mimic meat, like her Veggie Dumplings or Hot and Sour Miso Soup, others would fool many a carnivore
