Attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an Australian coastal town
Regular seafood consumption plays a protective role against chronic conditions and obesity, which account for the majority of the burden of disease in Australia. Despite public health recommendations, Australians consume less than the recommended levels of omega-3s (n-3) to reduce the risk of chroni...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Published: |
British Nutrition Foundation
2012
|
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48048 |
| _version_ | 1848758002756091904 |
|---|---|
| author | McManus, Alexandra Hunt, W. Howieson, Janet Cuesta-Briand, Beatriz McManus, Jennifer Storey, Jessica |
| author_facet | McManus, Alexandra Hunt, W. Howieson, Janet Cuesta-Briand, Beatriz McManus, Jennifer Storey, Jessica |
| author_sort | McManus, Alexandra |
| building | Curtin Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Regular seafood consumption plays a protective role against chronic conditions and obesity, which account for the majority of the burden of disease in Australia. Despite public health recommendations, Australians consume less than the recommended levels of omega-3s (n-3) to reduce the risk of chronic disease. The best source of long-chain n-3 is oil-rich fish. This paper reports on results from a community survey on attitudes and patterns of seafood consumption conducted in a coastal town in Western Australia. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire and 300 valid responses were received (60.7% aged 55 years or over; 65.7% female). Weekly patterns of seafood consumption were observed. Almost all participants (93.7%) thought seafood was an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. Overall, participants (73.3%) did not perceive seafood as inconvenient to prepare, and had a high level of confidence around cooking and serving seafood. There were no gender or age differences in confidence except for those aged under 30 years with only a third (36.4%) expressing confidence in cooking and serving. All participants, across all ages and genders (78.7–90.7%) made informed decisions when purchasing seafood and they sought more point-of-sale information. They identified affordability, availability, easy-to-understand food labels and quick-and-easy recipes at point of purchase as the main enablers towards increased seafood consumption. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T09:37:04Z |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | curtin-20.500.11937-48048 |
| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T09:37:04Z |
| publishDate | 2012 |
| publisher | British Nutrition Foundation |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-480482017-09-13T16:05:06Z Attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an Australian coastal town McManus, Alexandra Hunt, W. Howieson, Janet Cuesta-Briand, Beatriz McManus, Jennifer Storey, Jessica Regular seafood consumption plays a protective role against chronic conditions and obesity, which account for the majority of the burden of disease in Australia. Despite public health recommendations, Australians consume less than the recommended levels of omega-3s (n-3) to reduce the risk of chronic disease. The best source of long-chain n-3 is oil-rich fish. This paper reports on results from a community survey on attitudes and patterns of seafood consumption conducted in a coastal town in Western Australia. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire and 300 valid responses were received (60.7% aged 55 years or over; 65.7% female). Weekly patterns of seafood consumption were observed. Almost all participants (93.7%) thought seafood was an important part of a healthy, balanced diet. Overall, participants (73.3%) did not perceive seafood as inconvenient to prepare, and had a high level of confidence around cooking and serving seafood. There were no gender or age differences in confidence except for those aged under 30 years with only a third (36.4%) expressing confidence in cooking and serving. All participants, across all ages and genders (78.7–90.7%) made informed decisions when purchasing seafood and they sought more point-of-sale information. They identified affordability, availability, easy-to-understand food labels and quick-and-easy recipes at point of purchase as the main enablers towards increased seafood consumption. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48048 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2012.01978.x British Nutrition Foundation restricted |
| spellingShingle | McManus, Alexandra Hunt, W. Howieson, Janet Cuesta-Briand, Beatriz McManus, Jennifer Storey, Jessica Attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an Australian coastal town |
| title | Attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an Australian coastal town |
| title_full | Attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an Australian coastal town |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an Australian coastal town |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an Australian coastal town |
| title_short | Attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an Australian coastal town |
| title_sort | attitudes towards seafood and patterns of consumption in an australian coastal town |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48048 |