title: Fish consumption by children in Canada: Review of evidence, challenges and future goals.
abstract: Fish consumption is of great importance to children's health and is essential for neurodevelopment, which begins in pregnancy and continues throughout early childhood and into adolescence. However, fish consumption presents conflicting health outcomes associated with its nutritional benefits and its adverse contaminant risks, because both avoiding fish as well as the consumption of contaminated fish can potentially harm children. This may be challenging to communicate. The present review was performed to assess the current knowledge and recommendations around 'smart' fish-consumption decisions. Health Canada advises, as well as other advisories and guides, that fish should be consumed for its health benefits, while also informing consumers, especially women and children, to limit certain fish consumption. The current literature must attempt to handle the challenges inherent in communicating the dilemmas of children's fish consumption. Incorporation of new knowledge translation strategies are proposed as a means to raise the level of knowledge about optimal fish consumption practices.
authors: Children's Environmental Health Centre, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta;
authors: Osnat
authors: O
authors: Wine
authors: Alvaro R
authors: AR
authors: Osornio-Vargas
authors: Irena S
authors: IS
authors: Buka
keywords: Child; Consumption; Fish; Health benefits; Knowledge risks; Seafood
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