Type | Book |
Title | Nutritional and health value of fish: The case of Cambodia |
Author(s) | |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2016 |
Publisher | Inland fisheries research and development institute |
URL | http://pubs.iclarm.net/resource_centre/WF-4070.pdf |
Abstract | With 18.6% of the population below the poverty line and 84% living in the countryside, Cambodia is a poor rural country. It also features large freshwater fisheries (400,000 tonnes/year) and very high fish consumption (63 kg/person/year). Thus, fish plays an exceptionally important role in Cambodia’s food security. In a context of recognized contribution of fish to protein intake, we focus in this study on the benefits of non-protein nutrients from fish. For this study, 176 documents were reviewed, and the following questions are addressed: • What, in the Cambodian diet, is beneficial and found only in fish? • What is found in fish and not widely available in other food sources? • What is responsible for malnutrition in Cambodia despite the high consumption of fish? |
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