Fishing and resource use continues to be an essential aspect of life for many Aboriginal communities throughout Australia. It is important for dietary sustenance, and also retains deep social, cultural and economic significance, playing a fundamental role in maintaining group cohesion, transferring cultural knowledge and affirming Indigenous identities. We surveyed approximately 20% of the Gumb...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of alcohol consumption on the probability of conception. DESIGN A follow up study over six menstrual cycles or until a clinically recognised pregnancy occurred after discontinuation of contraception. SUBJECTS 430 Danish couples aged 20-35 years trying to conceive for the first time. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Clinically recognised pregnancy. Fecundability odds r...

The dose-response relationship between alcohol consumption and pneumonia risk in healthy individuals is poorly understood. We examined 22,485 males and 24,682 females from Denmark who were aged 50-64 yrs. Subjects were without major chronic diseases at baseline and had a median follow-up of 12 yrs for first-time hospitalisation with pneumonia. 1,091 (males) and 944 (females) had pneumonia-relat...

OBJECTIVES Recent studies have shown that the choice of foods plays a role in diabetes prevention. However, little empirical evidence on this association exists in developing countries. We aimed to examine the association between frequency of fish intake and self-reported diabetes status among adult men and women in India. METHODS Analysis of cross-sectional data from participants in India's ...

Spontaneously hypertensive rats were placed on weight-reducing diets either by limiting regular feedings to twice weekly or by providing half the normal ration daily. Significant reductions in body weight and blood pressure were observed at 2,4, and 6 weeks after beginning the diet. Blood pressure fell despite maintenance of a normal or elevated sodium intake indicating that the reduction was n...

The aims of this study were to examine perceptions of what a sample of students and graduates consider an excessive alcohol intake to be and it's effect on their health. 115 University College Cork (UCC) students and 133 UCC graduates were questioned about their opinions of an acceptable weekly intake of alcohol. The results reveal dramatic changes in drinking habits over recent decades. Studen...

Despite the beneficial aspect of fish consumption, bioaccumulation toxic metals such as arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) can enhance health risk for consumers. Arsenic Hg concentrations were measured in edible tissue two targeted organs, namely gill liver longtail tuna species (Thunnus tonggol) from Terengganu waters, including Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Dungun Kemaman. The concentration As analysed...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that the choice of foods and frequency of intake plays a role in diabetes prevention. We examined the association between frequency of consumption of specific food items and the occurrence of diabetes in adult Indian population. METHODS Cross sectional data of 99,574 women and 61,361 men aged 20-49 years who participated in India's third National Family He...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Premature mortality associated with alcohol intake is of particular concern in several countries of the former Soviet Union. This study explored self reported alcohol consumption (beer, wine, spirits) and its determinants in the Baltic Republics. DESIGN Cross sectional surveys conducted in 1997. SETTINGS Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. PARTICIPANTS Representative samples o...