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Nutrition needs for healthy aging
The risk for chronic health conditions-such as obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline, dementia and cancer-increases as people age, point out the authors of a new review of nutritional science.
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Prevention and support could save billions for dementia care
An updated estimate from Australia pegs the cost of dementia in 2016 at $14.25 billion, based on direct costs, such as health care and medication, and indirect costs, such as lost productivity due to lost work.
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Try yoga for low back pain
Low back pain is felt by about 80% of adults at some time in their lives (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke).
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Boomers most engaged workers in senior living
Over half (53%) of people in the "boomer" age group who work in senior living are highly engaged (passionate and committed to mission) in the jobs, compared to 47% in the Generation X and 41% in the Millennial age categories.
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Assistive devices aid successful aging
When older adults realize they are declining, what do they do? About one-quarter of people 65 years and older followed in the National Health and Aging Trends Study did something to enable them to maintain their daily activities.
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Stats: By year 2060, possible 73 million with hearing loss in US
Over the next 43 years, the number of US adults 20 years and older with hearing loss could reach 73.5 million, according to projections based on the current rate of hearing loss and estimated increases in the US population.
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