Why Scots should eat more fish

FOOD Standards Scotland (FSS) welcomed the BBC Good Food Nation Survey after it reported an increase in healthy snacking and increases in the number of people preparing meals from scratch.

But the FSS said it was still concerned that one in six young people between the ages of 16 to 20 are consuming unhealthy fast food at least twice a day.

When the government launched its Eatwell Guide earlier this year, to help reduce the future projection of 40 per cent obesity by 2030, Heather Peace, FSS head of nutrition science policy, said: ‘Our research shows that most of the Scottish population are buying and eating too many foods such as cakes, pastries, biscuits, confectionery, crisps and sugary drinks. We should be eating more fruit and vegetables, more fibre-rich foods and oil-rich fish.’