A Health Promotion Program Incorporating Fish For Withdrawal Of Antihypertensive Drugs In Overweight Hypertensives
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$103,637.00
Summary
The study will demonstrate the extent to which a health promotion program incorporating dietary fish meals, as well as weight control and increased physical activity, compares with usual care alone. The study is designed to reduce blood pressure and drug requirements in the longer term and minimise cardiovascular risk in overweight hypertensive patients. We will use ambulatory blood pressures as criteria for both inclusion and endpoints decisions and will assess quality of life and the cost-bene ....The study will demonstrate the extent to which a health promotion program incorporating dietary fish meals, as well as weight control and increased physical activity, compares with usual care alone. The study is designed to reduce blood pressure and drug requirements in the longer term and minimise cardiovascular risk in overweight hypertensive patients. We will use ambulatory blood pressures as criteria for both inclusion and endpoints decisions and will assess quality of life and the cost-benefit in relation to lifestyle changes and overall cardiovascular risk. The results should have important implications for public health given the high prevalence of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Objectives: 0. To investigate whether, compared with a usual care group, a health promotion program incorporating increased fish consumption and improved dietary habits, as well as weight control and physical activity, will enhance blood pressure control, enabling antihypertensive therapy to be withdrawn for at least a year. 1. To investigate whether, compared with a usual care group, a health promotion program incorporating increased fish consumption and improved dietary habits, as well as weight control and physical activity, will lead to sustained improvements in cardiovascular risk profile in terms of lipids, glucose tolerance and blood platelet and endothelial activation. Read moreRead less
Objectives: 1. Evaluate the benefits of a variety of fish oils, including southern bluefin tuna oil, in preventing coronary heart disease in man & experimental animals 2. To developing a possible market for by-products of the fish processing industry.
Effect Of A Fish-based Diet On Biochemical Parameters Relevant To Thrombotic And Inflammatory Diseases
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$74,082.00
Summary
Objectives: 1. To reassess the currently promoted healthy diet message with respect to polyunsaturated fat consumption 2. To examine the proposition that the beneficial effects of fish could be improved by ingestion within diets containing n3 or n6 fats rather than the currently promoted n6 polyunsaturated fats 3. The Objectives as stated in Part B4 of the application.
SCRC: The Role Of Seafood (and Fish) In Disease Prevention And Management (text For An E-book)
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
The RAC supported the concept of developing a single, consumer oriented publication on the health benefits of seafood. This project will provide text for an e-book to the Australian Seafood CRC (ASCRC) based on the best available evidence associated with seafood consumption and human health.
The ASCRC communications company (Fuller) will lay out and design the e-book (including graphics) as part of the ASCRC 'Super Seafood' branding and packaging of information.
Objectives: 1. To research and document efforts of the seafood industry to raise the maximum set level of mercury in shark. 2. To identify reasons for their successes and or failures and document their approaches to dealing with these.
An Investigation Of The Toxicity Of Fish Containing Mercury At Concentrations In Excess Of Present Health Regulations
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
Objectives: 1. Does eating fish such as shark & gemfish from unpolluted waters, containing mercury in excess of health regulations, pose danger of intoxication? 2. If not, investigate if any resistance to methyl mercury is conferred by ingesting such fish.
Enhanced Usage Of Contemporary Scientific Findings On Health Benefits Of Seafood To Promote Fresh Seafood Consumption
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$39,902.00
Summary
Considerable scientific information on the health benefits of eating seafood is accumulating, yet relatively little of this information has been effectively communicated to the general public or translated into opportunities to promote fresh seafood consumption. There is a need for this to be done, since the FRDC-funded Sydney asthma study demonstrated clearly the commercial potential of communicating research findings to the mass market.
The seafood industry and the general public need ....Considerable scientific information on the health benefits of eating seafood is accumulating, yet relatively little of this information has been effectively communicated to the general public or translated into opportunities to promote fresh seafood consumption. There is a need for this to be done, since the FRDC-funded Sydney asthma study demonstrated clearly the commercial potential of communicating research findings to the mass market.
The seafood industry and the general public need an organised mechanism to identify important health issues, to seek out scientific findings and to translate these into a format that can be used by the seafood industry marketers and others to promote the consumption of fresh seafood in a responsible, accurate and safe manner.
There is a need also for the general public to become more aware of the health benefits of seafood. Objectives: 1. To translate the complex findings of nutrition science research into a format (ie. in the form of research summaries) that make such findings accessible to marketers of seafood and the general community (by: compiling health research findings, summarising the results of those findings, and translating them into a format that can be readily adopted by marketers of seafood, health workers and others to communicate to the general public) 2. Develop guidelines for the selection and communication of nutrition information to be used for marketing and promotion to ensure an image of high scientific integrity. 3. Outline food standards code section A1(19) relating to health claims made about food etc. to ensure that usage of research summaries complies with Australian food regulations. Read moreRead less