Eating two portions of fish per week has been linked to an increased risk of skin cancer - study

The findings were based on a study of 491,367 US adults and published in the journal Cancer Causes & Control

Other experts said fish was an important healthy food and there was no need to stop eating it (Alamy/PA)

Eating two portions of fish per week has been linked to an increased risk of skin cancer, a study suggests.

The NHS recommends that people should eat at least two portions of fish per week, including one of oily fish, with a portion weighing around 140g.