A person holds some vegetable scraps in their gloved handsImage source, Getty Images
ByMichelle RobertsDigital health editor
  • Published28 minutes ago

Eating fruit and vegetable scraps such as peels and stalks could provide a health boost that most of us are missing, say UK researchers, external.

They say scraps are an overlooked source of dietary fibre and are encouraging people to try "root-to-tip" eating, including watermelon rind, pineapple core and butternut squash seeds.

Most adults do not get enough fibre. Official figures, external show only 4% meet the recommended 30g a day, despite its well-known benefits for gut health.