Potential impacts of reduced seafood consumption on myocardial infarction among coastal First Nations in British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: FACETS
• Main Authors: Marushka, Lesya, Hu, Xue Feng, Kenny, Tiff-Annie, Batal, Malek, Fediuk, Karen, Sadik, Tonio, Golden, Christopher D., Cheung, William W. L., Salomon, Anne K., Chan, Hing Man
• Other Authors: Couillard, Charles, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Indigenous Services Canada, National Science Foundation, Welcome Trust, The Canadian Institute of Health Research, Canada Research Chair Program, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2024
• Subjects: Canada; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2022-0245; https://facetsjournal.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/facets-2022-0245

The objective of this study is to examine the potential cardiovascular risk of climate-related declines in seafood consumption among First Nations in British Columbia by assessing the combined effects of reduced omega-3 fatty acids and mercury intake from seafood on the risk of myocardial infarction...