Fewer than one in 10 children in the UK are eating enough fish to meet health guidelines and worse still, a staggering 87% of youngsters do not eat oily fish, according to new study data just out. The results are especially worrying because of fresh evidence linking a key ingredient found in fish and fish oil supplements - omega-3 - with a significant boost to mental and physical health in unborn babies as well as infants and children.
In this video Dr Carrie Ruxton & Dr Catherine Hood look at how to solve the problem of getting kids who won't eat fish to still get the benefits of those essential oils.