Per Capita Fish Consumption in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, Myanmar

Eating the nutrients of both plant and animal origin that the human metabolism needs is essential to maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Fish is the primary food source of animal proteins. Humans require diets rich in high-quality proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals, especially those found in fish. Numerous researches have investigated fish's nutritional value and role in the human diet from various perspectives. However, there is still a lack of research activities that calculate the fish consumption rate of households. The purpose of this study is to ascertain how much fish each household in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, consumes on a per capita basis. In November 2021, 390 sample households were interviewed. After the data collection, data entry was done using Microsoft Excel, and STATA statistical software was used for analysis. The most popular fish across all sample households were mrigal, featherback, small fish, common catfish, and short-headed catfish. The household level average annual fish intake in the study area was 9.80 kg, which was substantially below than the per capita fish consumption rate (30 kg) indicated by World Fish Myanmar. The research findings provide valuable insights for policy makers who formulate policies about the nation's fish export and production. It would also be helpful to researchers looking into the nation's nutritional status.