Young eat 50 per cent less fish than grandparents

YOUNG people are eating half the amount of fish that their grandparents’ generation consumed, according to research.

Inadequate cooking skills are thought to be behind the decline among 18-34-yearolds, with only a quarter of millennials saying they felt very confident cooking seafood at home.

The findings, from industry body Seafish, follow a recent report by the Lancet, claiming that poor diet causes one in five deaths worldwide. A lack of omega-3, present in seafood, was highlighted as one of the contributing factors.

Marcus Coleman, CEO of Seafish, said: ‘With seafood containing many nutrients, including omega-3, that form a vital part of a healthy balanced lifestyle, this drastic change in seafood consumption among millennials is deeply concerning.’

Last year, Seafish revealed that 68 per cent of the population were not eating the recommended government health guideline of two portions of fish a week.