Draft Australian Dietary Guidelines (PDF, 3MB) - Eat For Health

2.4.2.3.1 Fish: Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and excess weightCardiovascular disease: Evidence suggests that consuming at least two serves of fish per week isassociated with reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease (particularly myocardial infarction)(Grade C, Section 9.1 in Evidence Report [14]) [302-305] and with reduced risk of mortality fromcardiovascular disease (Grade C, Section 9.1 in Evidence Report [14]) [302, 304, 306-313].The evidence suggests that consumption of fish at least twice a week is associated with a reducedrisk of stroke (Grade C, Section 9.5 in Evidence Report [14]) [305, 314-316].Only a small number of case-control and cohort studies are available, with inconsistent results, toexamine the relationship between fish consumption and the incidence of cardiac arrest, heartfailure, atrial fibrillation and high blood lipids.2.4.2.3.2 Fish: CancerEvidence of an association between fish consumption and breast, colorectal, prostate and renalcancer was examined however no conclusive associations could be drawn (Section 9.6, 9.7, 9.8 &9.9 in Evidence Report).2.4.2.3.3 Fish: Other conditionsDementia: The recent body of evidence demonstrates that it is probable that the consumption offish more than once per week is associated with a reduced risk of developing dementia in olderadults (Grade B, Section 9.2 in Evidence Report [14]) [303, 317-324].Depression: The recent evidence suggests that consumption of at least one serve of fish per weekis not associated with reduced risk of depression (Grade C, Section 9.3 in Evidence Report [14])[325-329].Macular degeneration: The recent evidence suggests that eating fish two or more times a week isassociated with reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration (Grade C, Section 9.4 inEvidence Report [14]) [330].2.4.2.4 EggsSince 2003 the evidence associating egg consumption with health outcomes has not changedgreatly (Section 11 in Evidence Report [14]). There do not appear to be any increased health risksassociated with consumption of eggs [331-333]. There is recent evidence which suggests thatconsumption of eggs every day is not associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease(Grade C, Section 11.1 in Evidence Report [14]) [248, 334-351].DRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines- December 2011 55