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Daily Mirror
07-08-2025
- Daily Mirror
Doctor shares 'scary truth' about plane food and why he 'never eats it'
It's common for food served on flights to seem different and while some passengers enjoy it, others don't. A well-known UK doctor has spoken about why he doesn't eat plane food. Air travel is the main way holiday-goers choose to visit exotic destinations, especially in summer, and regular flyers will be familiar with the food available on planes. Many airlines, such as easyJet, TUI and Jet2 provide a variety of snacks and drinks that passengers can buy on board and longer, international flights often include complimentary meals. Some travellers look forward to their inflight meals whereas others prefer to bring their own food with them. Dr Rangan Chatterjee is thought to be one of the most influential medical doctors in the UK and is best known for his TV show Doctor in the House and for being the resident doctor on BBC Breakfast. He is also the author of the number one Sunday Times bestseller Make Change That Lasts. The healthcare professional recently posted a video on TikTok featuring a clip from his Feel Better Live More podcast where he discussed the 'scary truth' about plane food with surgeon and wellness expert Dr Darshan Shah. Dr Chatterjee recalled a time when he spoke to a cabin service director onboard a flight who allegedly said he always brings his own food on planes only because 'the stuff that needs to be added to plane food so that you find it tasty at altitudes, if you knew you wouldn't touch anything on here.' Dr Shah also shared: 'I noticed that if I eat the meal that they gave me in the flight, not only does my glucose shoot up but it would stay up for hours and I was like, 'I'm going to fast on every plane trip now. It's just not worth eating'.' Plane food often has increased salt and seasoning to make up for the reduced ability to taste flavours when flying at high altitudes. The magazine Prima reported that reduced air pressure and dry cabin air dry out our noses, which dulls our ability to taste. It further revealed that chefs and scientists have also discovered that umami, a new flavour known as the 'fifth taste', enhances the taste of many foods when you're flying. This is especially abundant in food like tomatoes, mushrooms, and spinach. Conde Nast Traveller spoke to Ellie Birch, senior nutritionist at Holland & Barrett about the food served on planes. She told the publication: 'Food on planes also typically tends to be ultra-processed and low in nutritional value. The meals tend to be lower in fiber and higher in sugar, salt, and preservatives, which can cause digestive issues, too.' In his TikTok post, Dr Chatterjee remarked that the conversation he had with the cabin service director was 'quite interesting.' He added: 'I already wasn't eating plane food anyway, but that made me even more convinced.' Dr Shah responded: 'Oh that makes total sense because it just feels like the food has a tremendous amount of additives to it.' The TV doctor's TikTok clip has garnered 326,800 views, more than 9,300 likes and almost 200 comments, at the time of writing. One user agreed: 'He's right, I used to work for an aviation food manufacturer and they have labs to make sure it tastes right because our tastebuds change at that altitude.' Another added: 'I'm always bloated on flights after a meal and I don't normally get bloated.' However, some viewers weren't as concerned about the food on planes as a third said: 'Depends on how often you fly. It makes perfect sense for a steward to avoid it.' A fourth chimed in: 'Stuff they add to our everyday food, if we knew we wouldn't eat anything.'
Daily Mirror
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Virgin Media offers blockbuster TV upgrade that's available now for free
IF you use Virgin Media TV then you can get more channels without paying a penny extra. If you are bored with the current crop of content on your TV screen and you happen to use Virgin Media's telly platform, there's good news. The telecoms firm has just announced it's dishing out two new channels to customers, and the best part is... this TV upgrade is totally free. Virgin says the changes will arrive directly via your set-top box and include British Screen Classics (Ch 450) and wedotv movies (Ch 451). These new FAST channels will show content 24 hours a day, seven days a week and now join other free advert-supported services on Virgin. 'Virgin TV is home to the best in entertainment and more choice for our subscribers. We offer enhanced value with fantastic on demand and channel content at no extra cost, including two brand-new streaming movie channels," said David Bouchier, Chief TV and Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media O2. "On top of the existing streaming channels available to Virgin TV customers, they now have even more choice and 24/7 access to exciting movies for free.' If you want to know what's included on these channels, we've got full details below. British Screen Classics (Ch450): This new service offers a multitude of film and TV gems originating from the iconic classic film libraries of ITV STUDIOS and STUDIO CANAL brought together in one dedicated FAST channel. The channel will take viewers on a journey through Britain's great cinematic heritage by delving deep into the history of legendary British film studios and production houses to provide a 24/7 stream of adored titles such as This Sporting Life, Doctor in the House, Heaven's Above! and Clockwise. From comedy to horror, war, adventure, drama, and romance; every theme and genre is covered. wedotv movies (Ch451): A contemporary film channel with a catalogue of over 500 movies across all genres. The channel has genre themed stunts each day such as Romance Mondays and Sci-fi Wednesdays, as well as special seasonal events tied to key calendar moments including Halloween and Christmas. If you have Virgin TV, you shouldn't need to touch your box or retune it with the upgrade happening automatically.
Wales Online
28-06-2025
- Health
- Wales Online
BBC doctor explains why this is the best breakfast for weight loss
BBC doctor explains why this is the best breakfast for weight loss Dr Rangan Chatterjee, who hosts BBC One's Doctor in the House, has shared his go-to breakfast choice that could help with weight loss - and it's not what you'd expect Dr Rangan Chatterjee has said people should ditch normal breakfast staples like cereal (Image: Cavan Images via Getty Images ) Dr Rangan Chatterjee, a well-known health expert frequently seen on BBC Breakfast and Doctor in the House, has divulged his favourite breakfast that promotes weight loss while speaking on the Doctor's Kitchen podcast. Dr Chatterjee opts for what many would label a dinner as his first meal of the day. Highlighting the benefit of consuming protein in your morning repast to stave off hunger pangs, Dr Chatterjee challenges the conventional breakfast choices in the UK. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here . He questions, "Who says that these are breakfast foods? And when you really dive into where this all came from and the marketing involved, it's actually some cereal companies, right? "We used to go to India for six weeks every other summer. I can still remember my cousins before they went to school, they'd have these big plates. There was like meats, vegetable curries, there was dal, rice, it was like a proper meal." He then observed, "And then I noticed after about 10 years you're going back and like there's all these adverts from the cereal companies." Podcast host Dr Rupi Aujla responded: "There's that beautiful set of photos where they looked at what kids eat for breakfast around the world. It was done about 10 years ago. Article continues below "I come back to that all the time. What you see in the UK and the US are just these refined sugary cereals, and you definitely see that in certain other countries like Latin America and particularly in Brazil. But then you look at like Asia and it's just like a hali, you know, like Sri Lanka was like a hali with some. Some I mean that's the kind of stuff that I would eat for dinner," as reported by Surrey Live. Dr Chatterjee then remarked: "Yeah, and one of the things I've often said to patients to help them with this is eat dinner for breakfast." reports Surrey Live. Dr Aujla concurred: "Yeah, I do that all the time. There's that beautiful set of photos where they looked at what kids eat for breakfast around the world. It was done about 10 years ago. "I come back to that all the time. What you see in the UK and the US are just these refined sugary cereals, and you definitely see that in certain other countries like Latin America and particularly in Brazil. "But then you look at like Asia and it's just like a hali, you know, like Sri Lanka was like a hali with some. Some I mean that's the kind of stuff that I would eat for dinner." Dr Aujla explained: "Protein at breakfast is a great strategy to ensure that you're not overconsuming and improve weight maintenance. "According to Dr Chatterjee, the secret to maintaining weight loss is to avoid snacking. He confessed: "I genuinely do not bring food into my house that I don't want to be consuming. Sweets, chocolates, cakes, I don't keep them at home. "Because there will be an evening when I'm feeling tired and a bit stressed and I will start opening the cupboards and look for something a little bit sweet and all I can see at the moment are whole nuts and olives, and sometimes I'm like, ah, I'm not sure I feel like that at the moment. No it's not really what I wanted. "Yeah. So, again, in terms of what is practical for many people and my biases, the patients I've seen over the years. "I think not using your willpower in your house is a great tool. There's that beautiful set of photos where they looked at what kids eat for breakfast around the world. It was done about 10 years ago. I come back to that all the time. "What you see in the UK and the US are just these refined sugary cereals, and you definitely see that in certain other countries like Latin America and particularly in Brazil. But then you look at like Asia and it's just like a hali, you know, like Sri Lanka was like a hali with some. Some I mean that's the kind of stuff that I would eat for for dinner. "And also, I think a lot of these principles depend, they depend where you're at on your journey. Right, if you're used to having loads of ultra processed foods, and that's, you know, making up 70% of your diet, as it is for many people. "Actually, to reset, maybe for a few months you don't want that stuff anywhere near you, so it can, it can help you reset your taste buds, not be tempted. "Yeah, think about it another way, and we don't like to think about food in this way, but let's say you were an alcoholic, right, and you were struggling with your alcohol consumption. And you recognise that and you start to get help. "I think most of us would probably accept that whilst you're trying to recover from that possibly not the best idea to have loads of beer and wine and booze kicking around in your fridge and in your house." Article continues below
