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Lin P, Lee PI, Ling MP. Probabilistic benefit-risk analysis of fish: Nutritional benefit versus methylmercury-contaminated risk. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 193:115179. [PMID: 37352805 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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This paper carries out probabilistic approach to quantify the benefit-risk analysis for foods (BRAFO) of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid and methylmercury (MeHg) for the people who eat the mercury-contaminated fish in Taiwan. We applied the hazard quotient (HQ) model to assess the risk of developmental neuropsychological impairment effect and the desirable dose index (DI) model to quantify the health benefits. Besides, we also applied the disability adjusted life years (DALY) model to assess the number of years lost by incidence of affected infants' intelligence quotient (IQ) and coronary heart disease (CHD) or Stroke for adult. The results of this study show that although the risk of cod and scad are higher, Taiwan residents do not need to reduce intake rate based on benefit considerations. Furthermore, according to the benefits of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), this study suggests that more intake of saury and salmon.
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- Pinpin Lin
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
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- Institute of Food Safety and Risk Assessment, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City, Taiwan.
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Ho QT, Frantzen S, Nilsen BM, Nøstbakken OJ, Azad AM, Duinker A, Madsen L, Bank MS. Congener-specific accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in marine fish from the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 457:131758. [PMID: 37320901 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine fish may pose a health risk to human consumers. Using data from ∼8400 individuals of 15 fish species collected in the North-East Atlantic Ocean (NEAO), we assessed concentrations of individual POP congeners, including dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). POPs analyses were performed with accredited methods using high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry, gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) and GC/MS. The results showed that POPs congener composition profiles were more influenced by fish species than by geography. However, due to long range transport from emissions at lower latitudes, lighter congeners made a larger contribution to the total POPs concentrations in the northernmost areas compared to southern regions. A model was developed to elucidate the relative effects of several factors on POPs concentrations and showed that variation among and within fish species was associated with fat content, fish size, trophic position, and latitude. For the first time, POPs concentrations were shown to increase nonlinearly with fat content, reaching an asymptotic plateau when fat content was > 10%. This study explored detailed POP congener profiles and the factors associated with POPs accumulation in commercially relevant fish harvested from the NEAO.
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- Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway; University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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Lin P, Nan FH, Ling MP. Dietary Exposure of the Taiwan Population to Mercury Content in Various Seafood Assessed by a Total Diet Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:12227. [PMID: 34831984 PMCID: PMC8619390 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182212227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This paper examines the health risks of exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) through the consumption of mercury-contaminated seafood in Taiwan, based on the total diet study (TDS) method. Samples of seafood (n = 140) were purchased at fishing harbors or supermarkets and classified into seven categories (pelagic fish, inshore fish, farmed fish, shellfish, cephalopods, crustaceans, and algae). For each sample, we analyzed raw and cooked versions and compared the concentration difference. Total mercury (THg) was detected at the highest rate and in the highest concentrations in pelagic fish, followed by inshore fish and other farmed fish. The average concentration of THg was higher after cooking. In a 75th percentile scenario, the hazard indices for children aged 1 to 3 years and children aged 4 to 6 years were higher than 100% of the provisional tolerable weekly intake. Taking into consideration the risk assessment results, MeHg concentrations, and the nutritional composition of fish, we have provided weekly consumption advisories for children aged 1 to 3 years, children aged 4 to 6 years, and childbearing women aged 19 to 49 years. The weekly consumption advisories for childbearing women are 35 g/week of pelagic fish and 245 g/week of inshore fish based on the risk results from MeHg and the potential benefits from eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake.
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- Pinpin Lin
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan Town, Miaoli County 35053, Taiwan;
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City 20224, Taiwan;
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- Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City 20224, Taiwan
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Thomsen ST, Assunção R, Afonso C, Boué G, Cardoso C, Cubadda F, Garre A, Kruisselbrink JW, Mantovani A, Pitter JG, Poulsen M, Verhagen H, Ververis E, Voet HVD, Watzl B, Pires SM. Human health risk-benefit assessment of fish and other seafood: a scoping review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 62:7479-7502. [PMID: 33951954 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1915240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Fish and other seafood are important sources of nutrients, but they are also sources of chemical contaminants that may cause adverse health effects. This article aimed to identify existing risk-benefit assessments (RBA) of fish, shellfish, and other seafood, compare methodologies, discuss differences and commonalities in findings, and identify limitations and ways forward for future studies. We conducted a scoping review of the scientific literature of studies in all languages published from 2000 through April 2019. We identified 106 RBA of fish and other seafood across Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, and at the global level. Studies were heterogeneous in terms of types of fish and other seafood considered, beneficial and adverse compounds assessed, and overall methodology. Collected data showed that a diet consisting of a variety of lean and fatty fish and other seafood is recommended for the overall population and that women of childbearing age and children should limit the consumption of fish and other seafood types that have a high likelihood of contamination. Our review emphasizes the need for evidence-based, up-to-date, and harmonized approaches in RBA in general.
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- Sofie Theresa Thomsen
- Division of Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal.,CESAM, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Portugal
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- National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAe), Oniris, Secalim UMR 1014, Nantes, France
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- Division of Aquaculture, Upgrading and Bioprospection (DivAV), Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, IP), Portugal
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità - National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità - National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy.,University of Ulster, Northern, Ireland
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- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy.,School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Division of Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mercury, methylmercury and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in selected fish species and comparison of approaches to risk-benefit analysis. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 146:111788. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Amezcua-Prieto C, Martínez-Galiano JM, Salcedo-Bellido I, Olmedo-Requena R, Bueno-Cavanillas A, Delgado-Rodríguez M. Maternal seafood intake and the risk of small for gestational age newborns: a case-control study in Spanish women. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020424. [PMID: 30121592 PMCID: PMC6104785 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between seafood consumption during pregnancy and the risk of delivering a small for gestational age (SGA) newborn. DESIGN This case-control study included women with SGA newborns and controls matched 1:1 for maternal age (±2 years) and hospital. SETTING Five hospitals in Eastern Andalusia, Spain. PARTICIPANTS 518 pairs of pregnant Spanish women. The SGA group included women who delivered SGA newborns: SGA was defined as a birth weight below the 10th percentile of infants at a given gestational age. Controls were women who delivered newborns with adequate birth weights. INTERVENTIONS We collected data on demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, toxic habits and diet. Midwives administered a 137-item Food Frequency Questionnaire. OUTCOME MEASURES We calculated quintiles of seafood intake and applied conditional logistic regression to estimate ORs and 95% CIs. RESULTS Shellfish intake more than once/week yielded a significant protective effect against an SGA newborn (OR 0.25, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.76, after adjusting for energy, educational level, smoking, prepregnancy body mass index, weight and a history of preterm or low birthweight newborn). The risk of an SGA newborn was lower among women who consumed >121 g/day fish compared with women who consumed ≤56 g (adjusted OR 0.63, 95% CI 0.41 to 0.98; p=0.025 for a trend). Similarly, the risk of an SGA newborn was lower among women who consumed >1 g/day of marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids compared with those who consumed ≤0.4 g/day (adjusted OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.90; p=0.025 for a trend). CONCLUSION An average seafood intake of at least 121 g/day during pregnancy, equivalent to 3-4 servings/week, reduced the risk of an SGA newborn, compared with an average seafood intake of less than 56 g/day.
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- Carmen Amezcua-Prieto
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP, Spain), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.Granada), Granada, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP, Spain), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP, Spain), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.Granada), Granada, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP, Spain), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.Granada), Granada, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP, Spain), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs.Granada), Granada, Spain
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- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP, Spain), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Jaén, Spain
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Kuras R, Janasik B, Stanislawska M, Kozlowska L, Wasowicz W. Assessment of Mercury Intake from Fish Meals Based on Intervention Research in the Polish Subpopulation. Biol Trace Elem Res 2017; 179:23-31. [PMID: 28130742 PMCID: PMC5550534 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-017-0939-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The paper's objective was to estimate weekly Hg intake from fish meals based on intervention research. Total Hg (THg) concentrations in blood and hair samples collected from men (n = 67) from an intervention study as well as muscular tissues of fresh and after heat-treating fish were determined using the thermal decomposition amalgamation atomic absorption spectrometry method (TDA-AAS) using direct mercury analyzer (DMA-80). The mean of the estimated weekly intake (EWI) was estimated at 0.62 μg/kg bw/week in the range 0.36-0.96 μg/kg body weight (bw) /week through the consumption of 4 edible marine fish species every day (for 10 days) by the participants from the intervention research in Lodz, Poland. The Hg intake in the volunteers in our intervention study accounted for 38.6% of the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) (1.6 μg/kg bw, weekly) value. The average Hg concentration in the analyzed fish ranged from 0.018 ± 0.006 mg/kg wet weight (Gadus chalcogrammus) to 0.105 ± 0.015 mg/kg wet weight (Macruronus magellanicus). The results for the average consumers were within PTWI of methylmercury (MeHg). Moreover, the average concentration of Hg in the selected fish after heat treatment did not exceed the maximum permitted concentrations for MeHg (MPCs = 0.5 mg/kg wet weight) in food set by the European Commission Regulation (EC/1881/2006). Hence, the risk of adverse effects of MeHg for the participants is substantially low.
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- Renata Kuras
- Department of Biological and Environmental Monitoring, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St, 91-348, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Monitoring, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St, 91-348, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Monitoring, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St, 91-348, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Monitoring, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St, 91-348, Lodz, Poland
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Tamale A, Ejobi F, Muyanja C, Naigaga I, Nakavuma J, Drago CK, Amulen DR. Sociocultural factors associated with fish consumption in Lake Albert fishing community: Guidelines for lead and mercury. COGENT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2017; 3:1304604. [PMID: 30854410 PMCID: PMC6390268 DOI: 10.1080/23311843.2017.1304604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Fish consumption in subsistence fishing community is a life style associated with lead and mercury uptake for humans. Fish consumption is influenced by sociocultural factors, exposure and health risks. Unfortunately, no sociocultural study in the Lake Albert fishing community in light of lead and mercury exists. A cross-sectional sociocultural study was carried out between March and June 2015. A total of 270 household heads in four landing sites in Hoima district completed structured questionnaires and data analyzed using SPSS version 20. The majority of the households (74.8%) had primary education or below, 51.1% drank unboiled water, and 30% perceived lake water safe for drinking. Children under five ate soup (15%) and middle piece of the fish (29%). The Poisson general linear model predicting weekly fish consumption amounts against sociocultural factors showed that household size (p = 0.047), male child presence (p = 0.007), methods of preparation i.e. salting (p < 0.0001), fish parts consumed by adults (p < 0.0001), fish preference (p < 0.0001), awareness about the beach management unit (p < 0.0001), and income from charcoal selling (p < 0.0001) were positive predictors. The negative predictors of weekly fish consumption amounts were awareness about fish consumption benefits (p < 0.0001), eating young fish (p = 0.002), donor agency presence (p < 0.0001), and frying as the method of fish preparation (p = 0.002). In conclusion, knowledge of the sociocultural factors associated with fish consumption determines the amounts and frequency of the predominant fish eaten. Therefore, to establish and adopt fish consumption guidelines for lead and mercury in the Lake Albert, the sociocultural factors should be integrated in the message disseminated.
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- Andrew Tamale
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources, and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources, and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources, and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources, and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources, and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda
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Connelly NA, Lauber TB, Niederdeppe J, Knuth BA. How can more women of childbearing age be encouraged to follow fish consumption recommendations? ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2014; 135:88-94. [PMID: 25262080 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Revised: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Several studies show that most women do not consume enough fish during pregnancy (and afterward) to derive the maximum health benefits for themselves and their babies, according to the USDA guidelines. We engaged in a two-part study to better understand what might be done to encourage women of childbearing age to eat healthy fish-a mail survey of women who recently gave birth in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and six focus groups with women of childbearing age living in the Great Lakes region. Similar to other studies, we found that many women changed their behavior and consumed less fish during pregnancy than before. Most women reported receiving information, primarily during pregnancy, about the types of fish and how much fish to eat. As a result, increasing access to information during pregnancy likely would not result in increasing many women's fish consumption. Based on our examination of factors influencing women to try to follow the recommendations, the strongest connection with trying to follow the recommendations was receiving enough information to decide and believing that eating fish was good for the baby. Focus group participants also reported that messages about the specific health benefits of fish consumption for their children were particularly influential. These findings suggest that refining messages through testing might be a valuable approach toward increasing women's consumption of less-contaminated fish.
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- Nancy A Connelly
- Human Dimensions Research Unit, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, G-20 Fernow Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States.
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- Human Dimensions Research Unit, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, G-20 Fernow Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
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- Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
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- Human Dimensions Research Unit, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, G-20 Fernow Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States
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