251718 Prevention in action: Seafood and public health

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 2:50 PM

Rafael Perez-Escamilla, PhD , School of Public Health / NIH EXPORT Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos, Yale University, New Haven, CT
     
Seafood has been the object of recent attention from both the popular media and the medical community, due in large part to its contribution of essential fatty acids, role in cardiovascular disease prevention, and potential risk of mercury contamination. For the first time, the new Dietary Guidelines specifically include a key recommendation for seafood consumption among the general population and a recommendation for consumption among special populations (e.g. women who are pregnant). The purpose of this presentation is to outline these seafood recommendations and explore ideas for implementing them at a population level. Potential public health benefits will be discussed.

Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and prevention
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
1) Describe Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 recommendations regarding seafood intake. 2) Identify methods and potential health benefits of implementing Dietary Guidelines seafood recommendations at a population level.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I was the member of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee that led the section on seafood intake recommendations for the US population.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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