Consciousness and Actual Conditions in the Dietary Life of Men Aged 50 and Over

-Self-Evaluation by Men and Objective Evaluation by Women-

Abstract

A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the consciousness and actual conditions in the dietary life of men aged 50 and over. A similar questionnaire survey was conducted on women whose husbands were aged 50and over. The self-evaluation by the men was higher than the objective evaluation by the women regarding their cooking ability. The data indicated that the men were more dependent on their wives in their dietary life. It is suggested that the independence of men in their dietary life was influenced by their culinary experience during their childhood, and that wives should welcome their husbands to prepare a meal.