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Inclusion of small indigenous fish improves nutritional quality during the first 1000 days
Type: Journal Article
Key contributing factors to undernutrition in low-income countries, including Bangladesh, are low dietary diversity in the diets of women and low nutrient density of traditional complementary foods (CFs) for infants and ...
Non-farmed fish contribute to greater micronutrient intakes than farmed fish: results from an intra-household survey in rural Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Fish is the most important animal-source food (ASF) in Bangladesh, produced from capture fisheries (non-farmed) and aquaculture (farmed) sub-sectors. Large differences in micronutrient content of fish species from these ...
Measuring aquatic food consumption in the first 1000 days of life: An approach to estimating portion sizes in Timor-Leste
Type: Tool
This guide presents an approach to measuring aquatic foods (AF) consumption in Timor-Leste that was developed by WorldFish in collaboration with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The ...
Measurement of haem and total iron in fish, shrimp and prawn using ICP-MS: Implications for dietary iron intake calculations
Type: Journal Article
Twenty-five species of fish, shrimp and prawn from local markets in Bangladesh were analysed for concentrations of total Fe, haem Fe and non-haem Fe by ICP-MS. Total Fe and non-haem Fe concentrations were measured in nitric ...
Nutrient composition of important fish species in Bangladesh and potential contribution to recommended nutrient intakes
Type: Journal Article
Fish, in Bangladesh where malnutrition remains a significant development challenge, is an irreplaceable animal-source food in the diet of millions. However, existing data on the nutrient composition of fish do not reflect ...
Diet quality and aquatic food consumption in Timor-Leste: A scoping review
Type: Internal Report
The aim of this scoping review was to better understand the assessment profile of diet
quality and AF consumption in Timor-Leste. It has four objectives: (1) understand the extent
and range of methods used to assess diet, ...
ACIAR|A nutrition-sensitive approach to fisheries management and development in Timor-Leste and Nusa Tenggara Timor Province, Indonesia. Annual report: September 2022 to July 2023
Type: Donor Report
In 2022-23, the team has made considerable progress towards conceptualising and building the essential blocks for nutrition-sensitive fisheries management in diverse tropical fisheries. A series of methods and tools have ...