Health & Nutrition: New Survey Reveals U.S. Adult Seafood Eaters Say They're Eating More Seafood Now Than Five Years Ago

A new survey by Harris Interactive reveals that 51 per-cent of U.S. adults who have ever eaten seafood say they are eating more seafood now than they did five years ago. Additionally, about two in five seafood eaters (41 percent) say they eat seafood because recent studies suggest it is healthy for the heart. The survey, commissioned by Red Lobster, also discovered that: * More than three in four U.S. adults (77 percent) say they eat seafood at least once a month. Only about one in ten (9 per-cent) say they never eat seafood. * The top two types of seafood frequently consumed by U.S. adult seafood eaters are shrimp (61 percent) and canned tuna (57 percent), followed by salmon (39 percent), crab (23 per-cent), catfish (22 percent), fresh tuna (22 percent), cod (17 percent) and mollusks, such as mussels, clams or oysters (16 percent). Other types of seafood consumed frequently include: lobster (11%), halibut (10%), haddock (9%), rainbow trout (9%), tilapia (9%), snapper (8%) and grouper (4%). About two-thirds of U.S. adult seafood eaters (67 percent) say they eat seafood because it is a welcome alternative to meat and chicken. Additionally, 68 percent note that they purchase seafood such as salmon, shrimp and sushi at their local supermarket or grocery store. Red Lobster operates more than 670 seafood restaurants in the United States and Canada. Their website http:// www.redlobster.com offers more information on fresh fish and seafood, as well as some easy-to-prepare recipes. Source: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews