Seafood Consumption in the United States, 2013–2016

"Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

• In 2013–2016, 20.1% of adults consumed seafood at least two times per week.
• More than 40% of non-Hispanic Asian adults (41.2%) consumed seafood at least two times per week, more than non-Hispanic white (18.7%), non-Hispanic black (22.6%), and Hispanic (14.5%) adults.
• Approximately 6% (5.6%) of youth aged 2–19 years consumed seafood at least two times per week.
• Twenty percent of non-Hispanic Asian youth consumed seafood at least two times per week, more than non-Hispanic white (4.1%), non-Hispanic black (7.5%), and Hispanic (4.8%) youth.
• The percentage of adults and youth who consumed seafood at least two times per week decreased from 2005–2006 through 2015–2016.

The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (1) recommend consuming two servings of seafood, including fish and shellfish, per week. Consuming approximately 8 ounces of a variety of seafood weekly is associated with reduced cardiac deaths (2). This report describes the percentage of U.S. adults and youth who reported consuming seafood at least two times per week by sex, age, and race and Hispanic origin during 2013–2016. Trends in the percentage of adults and youth who consumed seafood at least twice weekly, from 2005–2006 through 2015–2016, are also presented..."
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