Archive for February, 2012
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION & A PINCH OF SALT
February 24, 2012, by gillsadmin in ConferencesPHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION & A PINCH OF SALT Lifestyle Factors & Cardiovascular Disease 28th-29th September, 2012, Sydney The satellite focuses on how key lifestyle factors such as physical activity, macronutrient intake, and dietary salt impact on cardio-metabolic disease development, progression and management and how these behaviours may be modified to enhance health outcomes. The meeting …
Continue reading →Why is U.S. per-capita seafood consumption stuck at 16 pounds?
February 20, 2012, by gillsadmin in SeafoodBy Steven Hedlund, SeafoodSource editor 16 February, 2012 – Stuck at around 16 pounds since peaking at 16.6 pounds in 2004 and hitting an eight-year low of 15.8 pounds in 2010, U.S. per-capita seafood consumption is in a rut. The reasons why are numerous: Many Americans are unfamiliar with or wary of fish and stick with …
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Sub-Saharan Fish Trade and Nutrition in a Changing Climate
February 17, 2012, by gillsadmin in World Fish CenterThere is an increasing ‘fish gap’ in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where fish supplies have failed to keep pace with the region’s growing demand. Despite the high dependence on fish for nutrition in much of the region, consumption is currently half the global average and declining. In SSA, as in many other regions globally, marine and …
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Small Fish Can Mean Big Nutrition
February 1, 2012, by gillsadmin in Nutrition, World Fish CenterMalnutrition levels in Bangladesh are amongst the highest in the world. Approximately half of Bangladesh’s population lives below the food poverty line and the dietary intake of both adults and children are severely deficient in key vitamins and minerals. It is now understood that women and children are the more food-insecure and micronutrient-deficient in the …
Continue reading →Fish for Human Nutrition
February 1, 2012, by gillsadmin in Nutrition, World Fish CenterMicronutrient deficiencies More than two billion people are estimated to be deficient in essential vitamins and minerals, also called micronutrients. Preschool-aged children and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable, and have high prevalence of iron and vitamin A deficiencies.
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