Importance of fish for food and nutrition security among First Nations in Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Marushka, Lesya, Batal, Malek, Tikhonov, Constantine, Sadik, Tonio, Schwartz, Harold, Ing, Amy, Fediuk, Karen, Chan, Hing Man
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; General Medicine; British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.17269/s41997-021-00481-z; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.17269/s41997-021-00481-z.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.17269/s41997-021-00481-z/fulltext.html

Abstract Objective To investigate the relationships between fish/seafood consumption patterns and food security status among First Nations (FN) communities in Canada. We estimated the contribution of fish/seafood to daily nutrient requirements. Barriers to traditional food (TF) access including fish...