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What’s so healthy about seafood?

How to use this book

This book provides information on the health benefits of seafood to people who market seafood, meeting a long-felt need to provide a technical basis for telling consumers about the benefits of eating seafood. It is presented in three sections:

• Section 1 provides an overview.
• Section 2 provides more detailed information on seafood and specific conditions.
• Section 3 covers legislation governing the way you can communicate information about seafood nutrition.

Different sections give different levels of information. For example:

• If you simply want to tell customers in broad terms about the general benefits of eating seafood, you should read the overview and section 3.
• If you want to provide general information on the effects of eating seafood on a certain condition (for example, in response to a customer’s inquiry), you should read the summary of benefits in the overview and the notes on their condition in section 2 – and when talking with customers you should advise them to consult their doctor for further advice.
• If you are providing detailed information about seafood to consumers, you should study section3 to ensure you are complying with the law. Giving information to people about health benefits brings certain obligations!

A glossary provides an explanation of terms used in this book.