Nearly half of young people in Britain avoid eating meat with 20% following a flexitarian diet
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Almost 20% of young people in Britain do not eat meat, and a further 20% only do so ‘occasionally’ as part of a flexitarian diet, according to data gathered by YouGov.
Statistics gathered up to December 2021 showed that 5% of 18-to-24-year-olds identified as vegan or plant-based; 10% were vegetarian; and 4% were pescatarian.
The diet which has seen the sharpest uptake in recent years however is the ‘flexitarian’ diet. This eating regime is characterised by followers mainly eating vegetarian f...
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