The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020

particular of SDG 2 (End hunger, achieve food 
security and improved nutrition and promote 
sustainable agriculture), has also been slower 
than hoped. Notably, some malnutrition 
problems such as anaemia in women of 
reproductive age and prevalence of obesity, 
including in children, are following an upward 
trend at the global level. Excessive consumption 
of sugar-rich, high-fat foods and their negative 
health impact is a growing problem in many 
countries, both developing and developed. 
Increased consumption of fish, with its diverse 
and valuable nutritional attributes, can 
directly reduce the prevalence of malnutrition 
and correct imbalanced high-calorie and 
low-micronutrient diets. This requires the 
adoption of proper nutrition policies to increase 
fish consumption and addresses many of 
the most severe and widespread nutritional 
deficiencies in the developing world, in