Dietary reference intakes (2005) for Japanese wereestablished instead of 6th edition Dietary Allowance in November.2004. DRls were prepared as the objects of health promotion,primary prevention of lifestyie-related diseases and prevention ofdetriment'al effects by over-intake for individual and population.The tentative dietary goal of dietary fiber was 10g/1000 kcal forpreventing lifestyle-related diseases for Japanese. although thedefinition and analytical method of dietary fiber was differentfrom country to country. The definition of dietary fiber used inDRIs (2005) was the non-digestible food components which are notdigested by human digestive enzymes.
