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Topic- Health promotion
Try color coding to encourage healthy eating
Food labels can be confusing, so researchers tried a new approach. Color-coded labels that mimicked traffic lights (green for the healthiest items, such as fruits, vegetables and lean sources of protein; yellow for less healthy items; and red for those with little or no nutritional value) were applied to foods offered in a cafeteria. In addition, the food was arranged to place the healthier foods more prominently and in easy reach.
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Older adults and professionals differ on home care needs
The needs of people in Australia who apply for government subsidies for care in the community are assessed by professionals. The unmet needs requested by 55 community-dwelling older adults and their caregivers were compared to the unmet needs identified during the assessment by the professionals.
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Physical activity benefits health at all ages
Physical activity has many health benefits, including managing weight, reducing the risk of some diseases, reducing the risk of functional limitations and improving mental health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Do these benefits occur even when people begin exercising at a later age?
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Prevention may slow rate of dementia cases
Aging is a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, the most common dementia. Because the number of older people is increasing, so is the prevalence of dementia cases globally. However, in an editorial, several physicians report that a number of population studies show that for “younger” older people, the number of new cases of dementia may be declining. They also noted that people who do get dementia may do so later in life, closer to the time of death.
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Global rates of dementia are climbing, but prevention could stall the rise
In 2013, an estimated 44.3 million people were living with dementia. An updated projection estimates that the number of people with dementia will increase to 135 million by 2050, based on new information from China and the sub-Saharan African region.
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Midlife physical activity reduces frailty at older ages
A group of 514 men living in Finland who had high socioeconomic status answered questionnaires and underwent physical examinations in 1974.
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