Swiss increasingly cutting down on meat

Swiss households are increasingly turning away from meat. The proportion of households that consume animal products without restrictions has fallen from around 71% in 2022 to around 64%, according to a survey by the University of St Gallen. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The proportion of flexitarians in particular has grown, the University of St Gallen reported on Monday. Flexitarians deliberately reduce their meat and fish consumption, but do not give it up completely. To be considered a flexitarian in the study, a person could not eat more than 300 grams of meat and 200 grams of fish and seafood per week. In 2022, around 18% of all households surveyed stated that they had a flexitarian diet, in 2024 it was around 27%. + The Swiss have to eat less meat by 2050. Here’s how. In contrast, there was hardly any growth in vegan or vegetarian diets. Vegetarians recorded a slight increase from 7.8% to 8.1%, while the proportion of vegan households remained ...