PMID- 15192869
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20040624
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1528-7394 (Print)
IS  - 0098-4108 (Linking)
VI  - 67
IP  - 8-10
DP  - 2004 Apr 23-May 28
TI  - The importance of marine foods to a near-urban first nation community in coastal 
      British Columbia, Canada: toward a risk-benefit assessment.
PG  - 791-808
AB  - There is increasing concern that some subsistence-oriented consumer groups may be 
      exposed to elevated levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) through the 
      consumption of certain traditional foods, including fish and other aquatic 
      resources. Exposure to POPs has been associated with adverse health effects 
      including immunotoxicity, endocrine disruption, and altered development in 
      moderate to highly exposed humans and wildlife. The Sencoten (Saanich) First 
      Nation consists of approximately 1900 people inhabiting communities in a 
      near-urban setting in coastal British Columbia, Canada. A survey was conducted to 
      document the relative importance of traditional foods in the diet of the Sencoten 
      people, as a basis for the future assessment of exposure to, and risks associated 
      with, environmental contaminants in such a diet. Salmon represented 42% of the 
      total marine meals, but at least 24 other marine species were also consumed. Our 
      study suggests that traditional marine foods remain very important to the social 
      and economic well-being of the Sencoten, despite their proximity to an urban 
      center. This information will be of value to those interested in nutritional, 
      cultural, and health issues concerning subsistence-oriented First Nations 
      peoples, and provides an important first step in risk assessment.
FAU - Mos, Lizzy
AU  - Mos L
AD  - Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney, British 
      Columbia, Canada.
FAU - Jack, Janel
AU  - Jack J
FAU - Cullon, Donna
AU  - Cullon D
FAU - Montour, Laurie
AU  - Montour L
FAU - Alleyne, Carl
AU  - Alleyne C
FAU - Ross, Peter S
AU  - Ross PS
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - J Toxicol Environ Health A
JT  - Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A
JID - 100960995
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Animals
MH  - British Columbia/epidemiology
MH  - *Diet
MH  - *Environmental Exposure
MH  - Female
MH  - Fishes
MH  - *Food Contamination
MH  - Humans
MH  - Indians, North American/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Shellfish
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2004/06/15 05:00
MHDA- 2004/06/25 05:00
CRDT- 2004/06/15 05:00
PHST- 2004/06/15 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2004/06/25 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2004/06/15 05:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/15287390490428224a [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2004 Apr 23-May 28;67(8-10):791-808. doi: 
      10.1080/15287390490428224a.