The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has encouraged people to eat more fish following the publication of the “most comprehensive surveys of fish eaten in the UK.”
Commenting on the publication of these surveys, Lydia Wilkie, Assistant Director, FSA Scotland said: “The results of these surveys are good news. We don't eat enough fish in Britain and we should be eating more. Eating fish is a good way to get protein and some essential vitamins and minerals, and oily fish – for example salmon, sardines and mackerel - also give added protection against heart disease.”
Long-standing public health advice from the FSA continues to be that people should eat at least two portions of fish a week, one of which should be oil-rich.
For the latest advice on ‘Fish and shellfish’ from the FSA, click here.