{"id":11213,"date":"2023-04-11T11:50:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=11213"},"modified":"2023-04-11T11:50:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:50:30","slug":"new-analysis-shows-leveraging-blue-foods-can-help-policymakers-address-multiple-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/new-analysis-shows-leveraging-blue-foods-can-help-policymakers-address-multiple-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"New analysis shows leveraging blue foods can help policymakers address multiple challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-11213'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; 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'><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h1 class=\"post-title entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">New analysis shows leveraging blue foods can help policymakers address multiple challenges<\/h1><span class=\"post-meta-infos\">\/ <span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/category\/featured-articles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Articles<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>A recently published analysis by researchers at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and other institutions finds that blue food is underutilized in tackling malnutrition, cardiovascular disease, and climate risk.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Policymakers looking to address food systems challenges have access to new analysis and online tools to show the role aquatic foods can play in tackling nutrient deficiencies and cardiovascular disease as well as reducing the sector\u2019s climate and environmental footprints.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/fei-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/seafood_1956725023-scaled-e1681210118949.jpg' alt='' title='The,Market,For,Marine,Fish.,Street,Market.,Sale,Of,Fresh' height=\"534\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Launched 22 February this year by the Blue Food Assessment \u2013 an international initiative led by the Center for Ocean Solutions and Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford University, the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, and EAT \u2013 the research compiles and analyzes a range of existing national data to uncover the four key roles that aquatic, or \u2018blue\u2019, foods can play to improve national food systems\u2019 performance and sustainability. This, in turn, has broader implications for financiers, processors, retailers, development organizations and fishers themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlue foods can play important roles in our diets, societies, and economies, but what exactly this looks like will differ greatly from one country and local setting to another,\u201d said Beatrice Crona, lead author, professor at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, and co-chair of the Blue Food Assessment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is for policymakers to fully understand the diverse contributions that blue foods can make, but also for them to consider the trade-offs that need to be negotiated to really make the most of the opportunities that blue foods provide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Published in Nature [1] and entitled \u201cFour ways blue foods can help achieve food system ambitions across nations,\u201d the paper looks at the potential for blue foods to deliver benefits and improvements across four policy dimensions: B12 and omega-3 nutrient deficiency, high rates of cardiovascular disease associated with excessive red (particularly processed) meat consumption, high environmental impacts, and climate adaptation and resilience to safeguard the contribution of blue food systems to nutrition, just economies, livelihoods and cultures.<\/p>\n<h4>Research findings<\/h4>\n<p>For instance, researchers found that policymakers in countries with high environmental food footprints and high levels of cardiovascular disease \u2013 typified by developed countries in Europe and North America \u2013 should focus on improving production and access to blue foods, which can act as a substitute for the consumption of more impactful red meats.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the paper suggested that policymakers in nations characterized by high environmental food footprints and high nutrient deficiencies could choose to support greater diversity of blue food production and promote lower cost blue foods. The research indicated farmed bivalves or small pelagic fish, such as sardines and herrings, can benefit less affluent populations while having low environmental footprints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy further customizing the different parameters in the \u2018online tool\u2019 [2] , decision-makers can explore the blue food policies most relevant for their national setting and use the paper to inspire blue food policies that can overcome existing environmental and nutritional challenges,\u201d said Jim Leape, co-director of the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The landmark Blue Food Assessment is a comprehensive body of academic research aimed at informing the sustainable contribution of blue foods towards the healthy diets of the future.<\/p>\n<p>The Assessment\u2019s published research has already shown that 93 countries have 10 per cent or more of their population exposed to nutrient deficiencies despite blue food availability, and that access to more affordable blue foods could prevent 166 million micronutrient deficiencies worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The Assessment has also shown that blue food consumption is set to increase by 80 per cent in edible weight by 2050, with blue foods already supporting the livelihoods of up to 800 million people worldwide. Yet the opportunities to take advantage of the positive contribution of blue foods to healthy and sustainable diets have not yet been fully realized.<\/p>\n<p>This latest paper brings together the insights from the entire Blue Food Assessment to provide a solid scientific base, and an interactive tool, to help policymakers explore blue food related data from their own nations, and be inspired to craft policies and actions that can realize the contributions blue foods can make to food systems around the world.<\/p>\n<h4>The Blue Food Assessment<\/h4>\n<p>The Blue Food Assessment [3] (BFA) is an international joint initiative bringing together over 100 scientists from more than 25 institutions. Led by the Stockholm Resilience Centre [4] at Stockholm University, the Center for Ocean Solutions [5] and the Center on Food Security and the Environment [6] at Stanford University, and EAT [7], the Blue Food Assessment supports decision-makers in evaluating trade-offs and implementing solutions to build healthy, equitable and sustainable food systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><strong>References<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1. Crona, B.I., Wass\u00e9nius, E., Jonell, M. et al. Four ways blue foods can help achieve food system ambitions across nations. Nature (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-023-05737-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41586-023-05737-x<\/a> <\/em><br \/>\n<em>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/gedb.shinyapps.io\/BFA_synthesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/gedb.shinyapps.io\/BFA_synthesis\/<\/a> <\/em><br \/>\n<em>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/bluefood.earth\/what-we-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/bluefood.earth\/what-we-do\/<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockholmresilience.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.stockholmresilience.org\/<\/a> <\/em><br \/>\n<em>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/oceansolutions.stanford.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/oceansolutions.stanford.edu\/<\/a> <\/em><br \/>\n<em>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/fse.fsi.stanford.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/fse.fsi.stanford.edu\/<\/a> <\/em><br \/>\n<em>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/eatforum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/eatforum.org\/<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-minimal '><div class='av-share-box'><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this<\/h5><ul class='av-share-box-list noLightbox'><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/new-analysis-shows-leveraging-blue-foods-can-help-policymakers-address-multiple-challenges\/&#038;t=New%20analysis%20shows%20leveraging%20blue%20foods%20can%20help%20policymakers%20address%20multiple%20challenges' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=New%20analysis%20shows%20leveraging%20blue%20foods%20can%20help%20policymakers%20address%20multiple%20challenges&#038;url=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=11213' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Twitter' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-whatsapp' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\" href='https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/new-analysis-shows-leveraging-blue-foods-can-help-policymakers-address-multiple-challenges\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\uf232' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on WhatsApp' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on WhatsApp<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-linkedin' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" href='https:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;title=New%20analysis%20shows%20leveraging%20blue%20foods%20can%20help%20policymakers%20address%20multiple%20challenges&#038;url=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/new-analysis-shows-leveraging-blue-foods-can-help-policymakers-address-multiple-challenges\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8fc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on LinkedIn' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href='mailto:?subject=New%20analysis%20shows%20leveraging%20blue%20foods%20can%20help%20policymakers%20address%20multiple%20challenges&#038;body=https:\/\/fei-online.com\/new-analysis-shows-leveraging-blue-foods-can-help-policymakers-address-multiple-challenges\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; 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