Question: The aging USA

Answer:

Question: ageing

Answer: - the physical and physiological changes in body structure and function that occur throughout adulthood as humans mature and become older.

• 20% to 30% of longevity can be attributed to genetics.

• Question: Usual aging

• Answer: refers to those changes commonly thought to be a typical or expected part of aging, such as increasing body fatness, decreasing lean body mass, rising blood pressure, declining bone mass, and increasingly poor health.

• Question: Successful aging

• Answer: describes physiological declines that occur only because one grows older, not because lifestyle choices, environmental exposures, and chronic disease have accelerated the aging process and assaulted body tissues.

• Question: Life expectancy in North America

• Answer: - about 76 years for men and about 81 years for women

• - about 64 healthy years

• - with reaching age 80, expect 7-10 more years

• Question: centenarians usually

• Answer: Do not use tobacco or drink heavily

• Maintain healthy weight

• Eat many fruits and vegetables

• Perform daily physical activity

• Challenge their minds

• Have a positive outlook

• Maintain close friendships and social networks

• Are or were married (especially for men)

• Question: age intervals

• Answer: - ages 19 through 50 are often referred to as young adulthood

• - 51 to 70 as middle adulthood

• - beyond 70 years of age as older adulthood.

• Question: Basal metabolic rate declines by about ___ per decade after age 30

• Answer: 2%

• Question: micronutrients that need special attention because they tend to be present in less than optimal amounts in the diets of many adults

• Answer: - calcium

• - vitamin D

• - iron

• - zinc

• - magnesium

• - folate

• - vitamins B-6, B-12, and E.

• Question: calcium and vitamin D deficiencies

• Answer: