News Headline
Global fisheries deprive local communities of key nutrients, study finds
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2019-09-26
Millions of people around the world suffer from malnutrition despite the ready availability of essential nutrients just off their coastlines. Dietary deficiencies in iron, calcium and other micronutrients are responsible for more than a million premature deaths every year. New research published in Nature confirms there is a wealth of these micronutrients in local fish – if only local people could afford them.