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 food, and only occasionally eating meat or fish.
Many followers of this diet do so because of its impact on the environment. Research published in Nature suggested moving to a majority plant-based flexitarian diet could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 52%.
According to YouGov data, one in five 18-to-24-year-olds follow such a diet – this is double the number reported in 2019.
The fact young people are more likely to eschew traditional meat eating habits in favour of flexitarian diet...
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