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Intake of seafood in the US varies by age, income, and education level but not by race-ethnicity

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Jahns, Lisa, Raatz, Susan, Johnson, LuAnn, Kranz, Sibylle, Silverstein, Jeffrey, Picklo, Matthew·2014·Nutrients

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Current US federal dietary guidance recommends regular consumption of seafood (fish + shellfish) to promote health; however, little is known about how well Americans meet the guideline, particularly population subgroups that may be at risk for inadequate intake. The purposes of this study were to describe the prevalence of seafood consumption and, among consumers, the amounts of seafood eaten by sex, age group, income and education level, and race-ethnicity. Data from 15,407 adults aged 19+ participating in the 2005-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys were analyzed using methods to account for sporadic intake of seafood. Over 80% of Americans reported consuming any seafood over the past 30 days, 74% reported consuming fish, and 54% reported eating shellfish. The percentages varied by socio-demographic group. Younger age and lower income and education levels were associated with lower odds of being a seafood consumer (p < 0.0001). Among those who reported eating seafood, the average amount eaten of any seafood was 158.2 ± 5.6 g/week. Among seafood consumers, women and individuals of lower age and education levels consumed less seafood. Approximately 80%-90% of seafood consumers did not meet seafood recommendations when needs were estimated by energy requirements. A great deal of work remains to move Americans toward seafood consumption at current recommended levels.

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Authors
Jahns, L., Raatz, S., Johnson, L., Kranz, S., Silverstein, J., & Picklo, M.
Affiliations
  • Agricultural Research Service (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • University of Bristol (GB)
Corresponding author
Jahns, Lisa
Venue
Nutrients
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2014-12-22
Volume
6
Issue
12
Pages
6060-6075
ISSN
2072-6643 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2036757178
Cited by
110
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nutrients (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-5450-51000-048-00D)
  • United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (AFRI-2014-67017-21758)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
Keywords
seafood consumption, fish consumption, shellfish consumption, dietary intake, dietary guidelines adherence, socioeconomic disparities, age differences, income, educational attainment, sex differences, race and ethnicity, energy requirements, NHANES
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Animals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Ethnicity, Female, Fishes, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nutrition Surveys, Sex Factors, Shellfish, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Logistic Models, Seafood, Nutrition Policy, Young Adult

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