Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 574; no. 7776; pp. 95 - 98
• Main Authors: Hicks, Christina C., Cohen, Philippa J., Graham, Nicholas A. J., Nash, Kirsty L., Allison, Edward H., D’Lima, Coralie, Mills, David J., Roscher, Matthew, Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L., MacNeil, M. Aaron
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.10.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/700/2814; 704/158; 704/829/826; 704/844/685; Animals; Bayes Theorem; Bioavailability; Calcium; Calcium - analysis; Calcium content; Child, Preschool; Cold; Commercial fishing; Composition; Dietary Proteins - analysis; Distribution; Fatty acids; Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - analysis; Fish; Fish industry; Fish Products - analysis; Fish Products - economics; Fisheries; Fisheries - economics; Fishes - classification; Fishes - metabolism; Fishing; Food; Food security; Food Supply; Human populations; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Infant; International aspects; International relations; Internationality; Iron; Iron - analysis; Letter; Malnutrition; Marine fish; Micronutrients; Micronutrients - analysis; Micronutrients - deficiency; Micronutrients - metabolism; multidisciplinary; Nutrient availability; Nutrient concentrations; Nutrient content; Nutrients; Nutrition; Nutritional aspects; Nutritional Status; Omega-3 fatty acids; Population; Populations; Prediction models; Prevention; Proteins; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Security; Selenium - analysis; Species composition; Vitamin A - analysis; Vitamins; Zinc - analysis; Australia

Micronutrient deficiencies account for an estimated one million premature deaths annually, and for some nations can reduce gross domestic product 1 , 2 by up to 11%, highlighting the need for food policies that focus on improving nutrition rather than simply increasing the volume of food produced 3...