Avocado could be doing wonders for our waistlines and diabetes risk – but not if we eat it on toast

Avocados are great for your diet – but not on toast, nutrition researchers say.  It may sound obvious.  Bread, a demonized processed carb, has essentially piggybacked superfood starlet avocado to be accepted, even revered, by clean-eating evangelists.  Even the most devout avo-toasters know avocado is the Cher to bread’s Sonny, nutrition-wise.  But this new study, … Read more

ON THE BOARD: Just Eat boss Peter Duffy joins Moneysupermarket as chief exec

ON THE BOARD: Just Eat boss Peter Duffy joins Moneysupermarket as chief exec By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2020 The boss of takeaway company Just Eat is joining Moneysupermarket as chief executive. Peter Duffy was set to leave Just Eat after … Read more

People who eat diets rich in plant proteins have lower risks of death, study suggests

Why you should eat your beans, nuts and tofu: Eating a diet high in plant protein cuts the risk of death, study suggests Japanese researchers followed the diets of 70,696 people for 18 years Those who got more protein from plants than meat lived longer   High plant protein diets were also linked to better overall … Read more

Parents reveal their children eat electrical wiring, stones and even their own SKIN

Imagine if every time you turned away for a few seconds, your child picked up a stone and swallowed it. That’s the reality for families caring for youngsters with pica – an eating disorder that causes a compulsion to eat non-food items. Speaking to FEMAIL, three families from around the UK, have revealed how they … Read more

Will I ever be able to eat without bad heartburn? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

Will I ever be able to eat without bad heartburn? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions By Martin Scurr for the Daily Mail Published: 22:46 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 23:22 BST, 4 May 2020 Q I have had persistent heartburn for some time, and was recently diagnosed with Barrett’s oesophagus. I take … Read more

Mum shares sneaky trick for getting kids to eat more vegetables – and healthy sausage roll recipe

How to get your kids to eat more veggies: Mum reveals the sneaky trick she uses to make meals healthier – and her children have no idea A mother has shared her sneaky trick for getting her fussy kids to eat healthy Taryn Alise, from Melbourne, said she hides all sorts of veg in her … Read more

Injured hornbill found in Thailand can eat again after vets fit a new beak made with a 3D printer 

First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds … Read more

Americans only eat 59 percent of the food they buy, new study shows

Americans only eat 59 percent of the food they buy, according to a new study, which says they spend more each year on wasted food than property taxes, gasoline, or new clothes A new report shows Americans spend $3.62 each day on food they’ll never eat This amounts to $1,300 a year, more than gas, … Read more

STOCK WATCH:  Ryanair and easyJet go to court; Rivals bid for Just Eat; Brother acting Cleverley

STOCK WATCH: Ryanair and easyJet go to court; Rivals bid for Just Eat; Brother acting Cleverley By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 00:00 BST, 22 December 2019 | Updated: 01:14 BST, 22 December 2019 All airline industry eyes will be trained on Dublin tomorrow when the Irish High Court is due … Read more