Dietary Fiber Intake by Age Group in AomoriGeneral Population Yoshiko YOSHIOKA1, QiangLIU2, Mutsuo YAMADA2
Kenji KOWATARI2, Satoru KUDOH2, ShigeyukiNAKAJI2
Takashi UMEDA2, Shuji KATSURA2 and KazuoSUGAWARA2 1Iwate Prefectural University
2Department of Hygiene, Hirosaki University School ofMedicine We calculated daily dietary fiber intake ofdifferent age group and analysed intake pattern ofgeneralpopulation in Aomori Prefecture based on the result of the AomoriNutrition Survey.
Results obtained were as follows. Dietary fiber intake increases inboth sexes with age, 50's in men and 60's in women giving themaximum values. The lowest intakes of dietary fiber were calculatedin 20's for men and in 15-19 years old for women. Furthermore,there was substantially no difference in dietary fiber intakebetween men and women. In both sexes, dietary fiber intakes fromcereal, patatos and seaweeds were not different among all ages, butthe intakes from vegetables, beans and fruits increased withaging.As family number decrease and the kind of food increased, thedaily dietary fiber intake increased.
Key words: dietary fiber, prosky method, Aomori Nutrition Survey,recommended level, prediction |
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