effectiveness of dietary advice to increase fish consumption over a 12-month period饮食建议的有效性增加鱼的消费量超过12个月.pdfVIP

Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2012, 3, 455-460 455 /10.4236/fns.2012.34065 Published Online April 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/fns) Effectiveness of Dietary Advice to Increase Fish * Consumption over a 12-Month Period 1 2 1 3 1 Elizabeth P. Neale , Amanda Cossey , Yasmine C. Probst , Marijka J. Batterham , Linda C. Tapsell 1Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; 2Dietitian and Nutritionist, Blackheath, Australia; 3Statistical Consulting Service, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia. Email: epn579@.au Received January 10th, 2012; revised February 20th, 2012; accepted February 29th, 2012 ABSTRACT Habitual fish consumption is associated with numerous health benefits; however, in Australia fish intake remains low. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of specific or general fish consumption recommendations on fish intake behavior over the duration of a 12-month clinical trial. Participants were randomized into a control group (general die- tary advice), and two intervention groups (received dietetic advice to consume 180 g fish/wk), with one intervention group receiving LC omega-3 PUFA supplements. Dietary data was available for n = 117 at baseline, n = 85 at 3 months and n = 63 at 12 months. Total, fatty and lean fish intake (g/day) was calculated, and the change in fish intake between and within groups over the duration of the study was measured. Total fish consumption did not differ significantly be- tween groups or within groups, however fatty fish intake was significantly greater in the intervention groups at three months (p = 0.004). The proportion of study participants c