SynthesisBMC public health2016
Fish, food security and health in Pacific Island countries and territories: a systematic literature review.
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- Food environments in the Pacific region and efforts to improve them: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Global fishing patterns amplify human exposures to methylmercury.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
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- Food insecurity, COVID-19 and diets in Fiji - a cross-sectional survey of over 500 adults.Globalization and health · 2023Article
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- School food programmes in the Pacific Islands: exploring opportunities and challenges for creating healthier school food environments.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) face a double burden of disease, with a high prevalence of household food insecurity and childhood micronutrient deficiencies, accompanied by a burgeoning increase in adult obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
methodsA systematic literature review was undertaken to assess whether increased availability of, and access to, fish improves a) household food security and b) individual nutritional status.
resultsA total of 29 studies were reviewed. Fourteen studies identified fish as the primary food source for Pacific Islanders and five studies reported fish/seafood as the primary source of dietary protein. Fish consumption varied by cultural sub-region and Pacific Island countries and territories. Fish consumption and nutritional status was addressed in nine studies, reporting moderate iodine deficiency in Vanuatu where only 30% of participants consumed mostly fresh fish. Similarly, the degree to which Pacific Islanders depended on fishing for household income and livelihood varied between and within PICTs. For more economically developed countries, household income was derived increasingly from salaried work and dependency on fishing activities has been declining.
conclusionsFishing remains a major contributor to food security in PICTs, through subsistence production and income generation. However, there is a paucity of research aimed at assessing how maintaining and/or improving fish consumption benefits the diets and health of Pacific Islanders as they contend with the ongoing nutrition transition that is characterised by an increasing demand for packaged imported foods, such as canned meats, instant noodles, cereals, rice, and sugar-sweetened beverages, with subsequent decreased consumption of locally-produced plants and animals.
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