According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) new findings from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey which reveal that both adults and children are not eating the recommended two portions of seafood per week, one of which should be oil-rich. The FSA survey revealed that oily fish consumption was especially low, at 8g per day for adults and 2g per day for children equivalent to 56g and 14g per week for adults and children respectively.
Dr Jon Harman, Development Director at Seafish, told that this is less than a quarter of one portion of oil-rich fish, and a long way below healthy levels of consumption. In a survey Seafish revealed that more than eight out of ten Britons – 83 percent – described seafood as healthy but only about one third manage to eat the recommended two portions of seafood a week.
Most of the people in Britain are unaware about the fact that the UK government recommends consuming two portions of seafood a week, one of which should be oil-rich fish. Dr Harman continued saying that oil-rich seafood is also the best natural source of long-chain omega 3 fatty acids, which are proven to help maintain heart health. It is particularly important to encourage children to eat oily fish for their brain and muscle development.
