Fish is the Preferred Animal-Source Food in the Rural Community of Southern Bangladesh

Increased intake of animal-source foods (ASFs) is crucial to tackle multiple nutritional challenges in Bangladesh, and contribute to achieving targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Qualitative and quantitative data were collected to assess current ASFs intake behaviors and preferre...

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Published in:Sustainability 2019-10, Vol.11 (20), p.5764
Main Authors: Akter, Rumana, Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Hossain, Nazia, Ishihara, Hiroe, Yagi, Nobuyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal-based foods
Aquaculture
Bones
Caregivers
Children
Children & youth
Diet
Dietary minerals
Education
Fish
Food
Food intake
Food sources
Households
Low income groups
Meat
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Per capita
Population studies
Qualitative analysis
Questionnaires
Rural areas
Rural communities
Studies
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Variance analysis
Vitamins
Womens health
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Summary:Increased intake of animal-source foods (ASFs) is crucial to tackle multiple nutritional challenges in Bangladesh, and contribute to achieving targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Qualitative and quantitative data were collected to assess current ASFs intake behaviors and preferred ASFs, among three types of households, namely 1. aquaculture intervention (AI); 2. aquaculture non-intervention (ANI); and 3. non-aquaculture non-intervention (NANI) households and children aged 6–59 months, to understand whether intake of ASFs vary by the types of households. Purposive sampling was conducted to obtain a total of 100 households (AI, 50; ANI, 25; NANI, 25). Fish was the most commonly consumed (52.2–61.5%) and preferred (73.9–84.6%) ASF by the majority households, across study groups; although amount (mean ± SD) of intake (g/d/person) by NANI households was statistically significantly lower (NANI, 105.5 ± 53.3; p < 0.001), compared to other two groups (AI, 163.6 ± 64.7 and ANI, 159.6 ± 53). Fish species selection for household consumption was led by taste, health benefits, availability, and price. Pangasius was the first fish species of choice fed to children, due to having fewer small bones compared to other commonly consumed fish species. Dietary interventions to prioritize fish, in targeting increased intake of ASFs among study population, for improved food and nutrition security.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11205764