Abstract
We calculated daily dietary fiber intake of different age groups and analysed intake pattern of general population in Aomori Prefecture based on the result of the Aomori Nutrition Survey. Results obtained were as follows: Dietary fiber intake increases in both sexes with age, 50's in men and 60's in women giving the maximum values. The lowest intakes of dietary fiber were calculated in 20's for men and in 15-19 years old for women. Furthermore, there was substantially no difference in dietary fiber intake between men and women. In both sexes, dietary fiber intakes from cereal, potatoes and seaweeds were not different among all ages, but the intakes from vegetables, beans and fruits increased with aging . As family number decrease and the kind of food increased, the daily dietary fiber intake increased.
