Animal source foods consumed in two fishing communities on the northeast coast of Brazil

Marcia Freire Pinto (), José Silva Mourão and Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves
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Marcia Freire Pinto: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
José Silva Mourão: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2017, vol. 19, issue 2, No 16, 679-692

Abstract: Abstract Fish are a valuable source of essential micronutrients and animal protein consumed worldwide, especially in coastal regions. However, changes have been observed in eating habits of many fishing communities in Brazil, although this is seldom investigated in the northeast region of the country. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize food consumption of meat, especially fish meat, in two fishing communities of Brazilian Northeast. During 2013, information was collected through interviews and food frequency questionnaires regarding eating habits of artisanal fishermen and their families. It was found that fish was the main source of animal protein, although there are differences in consumption according to age and gender of respondents due to dietary restrictions. A difference in the frequency of fish consumption among the communities studied was also found, and there was no correlation between fishermen’s fish preference and fish with higher commercial value. The information obtained is important to understand eating habits of fishing communities, contributing to the development and implementation of public health policies with a focus on food and nutrition security.

Keywords: Eating habits; Food and nutritional security; Ethnoichthyology; Food taboos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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