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Quantitative risk-benefit assessment of Portuguese fish and other seafood species consumption scenarios
Autores da FMUP
Participantes de fora da FMUP
- Carvalho, C
- Afonso, C
- Bandarra, NM
- Gonçalves, S
- Lourenço, HM
- Dias, MG
- Oliveira, L
- Nabais, P
- Carmona, P
- Monteiro, S
- Borges, M
- Torres, D
Unidades de investigação
Abstract
Portugal has high fish/seafood consumption, which may have both risks and benefits. This study aims to quantify the net health impact of hypothetical scenarios of fish/seafood consumption in the Portuguese population using a risk-benefit assessment methodology. Consumption data from the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2015-2016 (n 5811) were used to estimate the mean exposure to methylmercury and EPA + DHA in the current and the alternative scenarios considered. Alternative scenarios (alt) were modelled using probabilistic approaches to reflect substitutions from the current consumption in the type of fish/seafood (alt1: excluding predatory fishes; alt2: including only methylmercury low-level fishes) or in the frequency of weekly fish/seafood consumption (alt3 to alt6: 1, 3, 5 or 7 times a week, replacing fish/seafood meals with meat or others). The overall health impact of these scenarios was quantified using disability-adjusted life years (DALY). In the Portuguese population, about 11 450 DALY could be prevented each year if the fish/seafood consumption increased to a daily basis. However, such a scenario would result in 1398 extra DALY considering the consumption by pregnant women and the respective risk on fetal neurodevelopment. Our findings support a recommendation to increase fish/seafood consumption up to 7 times/week. However, for pregnant women and children, special considerations must be proposed to avoid potential risks on fetal neurodevelopment due to methylmercury exposure.
Dados da publicação
- ISSN/ISSNe:
- 0007-1145, 1475-2662
- Tipo:
- Article
- Páginas:
- 1997-2010
- Link para outro recurso:
- www.scopus.com
British Journal of Nutrition Cambridge University Press
Citações Recebidas na Web of Science: 3
Citações Recebidas na Scopus: 8
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Keywords
- Fish; Seafood; Methylmercury; EPA; DHA; Disability-Adjusted Life Years; Dietary recommendations
Financiamento
Proyectos asociados
Tracking the acquisition of eating habits in children and its effects on behaviours related to appetite
Investigador Principal: Carla Maria de Moura Lopes
Estudo Clínico Académico . 2019
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Carvalho C,Correia D,Severo M,Afonso C,Bandarra NM,Gonçalves S,Lourenço HM,Dias MG,Oliveira L,Nabais P,Carmona P,Monteiro S,Borges M,Lopes C,Torres D. Quantitative risk-benefit assessment of Portuguese fish and other seafood species consumption scenarios. Br. J. Nutr. 2022. 128. (10):p. 1997-2010. IF:3,600. (3).
