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Harnessing global fisheries to tackle micronutrient deficiencies by Hicks, Christina C., Cohen, Philippa J., Graham, Nicholas A. J., Nash, Kirsty L., Allison, Edward H., D’Lima, Coralie, Mills, David J., Roscher, Matthew, Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L., MacNeil, M. Aaron

“…Micronutrient deficiencies account for an estimated one million premature deaths annually, and for some nations can reduce gross domestic product 1 , 2 by up…”
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Farming fish in the sea will not nourish the world by Belton, Ben, Little, David C., Zhang, Wenbo, Edwards, Peter, Skladany, Michael, Thilsted, Shakuntala H.

“…Recent literature on marine fish farming brands it as potentially compatible with sustainable resource use, conservation, and human nutrition goals, and aligns…”
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Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales by Naylor, Rosamond L., Kishore, Avinash, Sumaila, U. Rashid, Issifu, Ibrahim, Hunter, Blaire P., Belton, Ben, Bush, Simon R., Cao, Ling, Gelcich, Stefan, Gephart, Jessica A., Golden, Christopher D., Jonell, Malin, Koehn, J. Zachary, Little, David C., Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Tigchelaar, Michelle, Crona, Beatrice

“…Numerous studies have focused on the need to expand production of ‘blue foods’, defined as aquatic foods captured or cultivated in marine and freshwater…”
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Contribution of Fisheries and Aquaculture to Food Security and Poverty Reduction: Assessing the Current Evidence by Béné, Christophe, Arthur, Robert, Norbury, Hannah, Allison, Edward H., Beveridge, Malcolm, Bush, Simon, Campling, Liam, Leschen, Will, Little, David, Squires, Dale, Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Troell, Max, Williams, Meryl

“…•We assess the contribution of fish-related activities to food security and poverty reduction.•A scoping review on more than 200 articles grouped into relevant…”
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Higher fish but lower micronutrient intakes: Temporal changes in fish consumption from capture fisheries and aquaculture in Bangladesh by Bogard, Jessica R, Farook, Sami, Marks, Geoffrey C, Waid, Jillian, Belton, Ben, Ali, Masum, Toufique, Kazi, Mamun, Abdulla, Thilsted, Shakuntala H

“…Malnutrition is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century, with one in three people in the world malnourished, combined with poor diets being the…”
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Dietary diversity determinants and contribution of fish to maternal and under-five nutritional status in Zambia by Marinda, Pamela A, Genschick, Sven, Khayeka-Wandabwa, Christopher, Kiwanuka-Lubinda, Rebecca, Thilsted, Shakuntala H

“…This study examines socio-economic determinants of food consumption patterns amongst women of reproductive age and children aged 6-59 months from urban poor…”
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Key indicators for monitoring food system disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from Bangladesh towards effective response by Amjath-Babu, T. S., Krupnik, Timothy J., Thilsted, Shakuntala H., McDonald, Andrew J.

“…In the context of developing countries, early evidence suggests that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food production systems is complex, heterogenous,…”
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Fish Acquisition and Consumption in the African Great Lakes Region through a Food Environment Lens: A Scoping Review by de Bruyn, Julia, Wesana, Joshua, Bunting, Stuart W, Thilsted, Shakuntala H, Cohen, Philippa J

“…Effective actions for the fishery and aquaculture sectors to contribute toward improving nutrition rely on an understanding of the factors influencing fish…”
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Non-farmed fish contribute to greater micronutrient intakes than farmed fish: results from an intra-household survey in rural Bangladesh by Bogard, Jessica R, Marks, Geoffrey C, Mamun, Abdullah, Thilsted, Shakuntala H

“…Fish is the most important animal-source food (ASF) in Bangladesh, produced from capture fisheries (non-farmed) and aquaculture (farmed) sub-sectors. Large…”
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Micronutrient Adequacy in the Diet of Reproductive-Aged Adolescent Girls and Adult Women in Rural Bangladesh by Akter, Rumana, Sugino, Hiroaki, Akhter, Nasima, Brown, Christopher L, Thilsted, Shakuntala H, Yagi, Nobuyuki

“…Micronutrient deficiencies remain a serious nutritional concern in Bangladesh, especially among rural women of reproductive age (WRA). This study assesses the…”
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Household Engagement in Both Aquaculture and Horticulture Is Associated with Higher Diet Quality than Either Alone by Akter, Rumana, Yagi, Nobuyuki, Sugino, Hiroaki, Thilsted, Shakuntala H, Ghosh, Shibani, Gurung, Sabi, Heneveld, Katherine, Shrestha, Robin, Webb, Patrick

“…The consumption of high-quality diverse diets is crucial for optimal growth, health, and wellbeing. This study assessed the diet quality of households by their…”
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Analyzing drivers of fish biomass and biodiversity within community fish refuges in Cambodia by Fiorella, Kathryn J., Bageant, Elizabeth R., Kim, Miratori, Sean, Vichet, Try, Vanvuth, MacDonell, Hillary J., Baran, Eric, Kura, Yumiko, Brooks, Alan C., Barrett, Christopher B., Thilsted, Shakuntala H.

“…Freshwater social-ecological systems are shaped by site-specific characteristics, environmental change and annual fluctuations, and the actions of resource…”
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Author Correction: Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales by Naylor, Rosamond L., Kishore, Avinash, Sumaila, U. Rashid, Issifu, Ibrahim, Hunter, Blaire P., Belton, Ben, Bush, Simon R., Cao, Ling, Gelcich, Stefan, Gephart, Jessica A., Golden, Christopher D., Jonell, Malin, Koehn, J. Zachary, Little, David C., Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Tigchelaar, Michelle, Crona, Beatrice

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Smallholder aquaculture diversifies livelihoods and diets thus improving food security status: evidence from northern Zambia by Kaminski, Alexander M., Cole, Steven M., Johnson, Jacob, Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Lundeba, Mary, Genschick, Sven, Little, David C.

“…Abstract Background Much has been made of the potential for aquaculture to improve rural livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Africa, though little…”
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Enhancing Human Health and Wellbeing through Sustainably and Equitably Unlocking a Healthy Ocean's Potential by Fleming, Lora E, Landrigan, Philip J, Ashford, Oliver S, Whitman, Ella M, Swift, Amy, Gerwick, William H, Heymans, Johanna J, Hicks, Christina C, Morrissey, Karyn, White, Mathew P, Alcantara-Creencia, Lota, Alexander, Karen A, Astell-Burt, Thomas, Berlinck, Roberto G S, Cohen, Philippa J, Hixson, Richard, Islam, Mohammad Mahmudul, Iwasaki, Arihiro, Praptiwi, Radisti A, Raps, Hervé, Remy, Jan Yves, Sowman, Georgina, Ternon, Eva, Thiele, Torsten, Thilsted, Shakuntala H, Uku, Jacqueline, Ockenden, Stephanie, Kumar, Pushpam

“…A healthy ocean is essential for human health, and yet the links between the ocean and human health are often overlooked. By providing new medicines,…”
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How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect food environment, food purchase, and fish consumption among low-income urban households in Bangladesh-A path analysis by Akter, Mahsina Syeda, Talsma, Elise F, Feskens, Edith J M, Thilsted, Shakuntala H, Rasheed, Sabrina

“…Animal source foods, especially fish is the most commonly consumed and an important source of macro and micronutrients in the diet of the urban low-income…”
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The Role of Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries in Meeting Food and Nutrition Security: Testing a Nutrition-Sensitive Pond Polyculture Intervention in Rural Zambia by Kaminski, Alexander M, Little, David C, Middleton, Lucinda, Syapwaya, Muleya, Lundeba, Mary, Johnson, Jacob, Huchzermeyer, Carl, Thilsted, Shakuntala H

“…This study tested the efficacy of a pond polyculture intervention with farming households in northern Zambia. Longitudinal data on fish consumption and the…”
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Fish and Meat Are Often Withheld From the Diets of Infants 6 to 12 Months in Fish-Farming Households in Rural Bangladesh by Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L., Valpiani, Natalie, Akter, Rumana, Baten, Md Abdul, Genschick, Sven, Karim, Manjurul, Thilsted, Shakuntala H.

“…Background: Fish is a widely available animal-source food in Bangladesh and a rich source of nutrients, yet little is known about practices related to…”
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Small indigenous fish species in bangladesh: contribution to vitamin A, calcium and iron intakes by Roos, Nanna, Islam, Mohammed M, Thilsted, Shakuntala H

“…Fish play an important role in the Bangladeshi diet, constituting the main and often irreplaceable animal source food in poor rural households. Fish…”
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Homestead pond polyculture can improve access to nutritious small fish by Castine, Sarah A., Bogard, Jessica R., Barman, Benoy K., Karim, Manjurul, Mokarrom Hossain, Md, Kunda, Mrityunjoy, Mahfuzul Haque, A. B. M., Phillips, Michael J., Thilsted, Shakuntala H.

“…In Bangladesh, homestead pond aquaculture currently comprises a polyculture of large fish species but provides an ideal environment to integrate a range of…”
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