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Do older adults eat fast food?
The answer is yes. An analysis by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey revealed that while the percentage of adults who consumer fast food decreases with age, 24% of individuals ages 60 and over report eating fast food on any given day.
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Deprescribing OK with older Americans
Polypharmacy-the use of five or more medications by one person-is common and increasing among older adults in the US and internationally, according to Dr. Emily Reeve of the Laboratory of Ageing and Pharmacology at North Shore Hospital in New South Wales, and colleagues.
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Majority of type 2 diabetics at risk of heart ills
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in partnership with Novo Nordisk recently announced results from the "Taking Diabetes to Heart" survey, which investigated cardiovascular disease (CVD) awareness among 12,695 people with type 2 diabetes in more than 30 countries.
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What ACIs think about retirement communities
A US nationwide survey of 1,021 adults ages 75+ and their adult child influencers (ACIs; those also involved in decision-making processes) found the two groups differed in key areas of importance when it comes to choosing a retirement community.
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Stats: Fall death rates up by 110% for adults 65+
Death rates from unintentional falls among adults ages 65 and older increased 110% from 1999 to 2016, from 29.4 to 61.6 per 100,000, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Tech Talk: Protect your digital identity
While US adults are spending more time online shopping, managing their money and commenting in social media, many don't protect their digital (online) identity from being compromised, according to a recent AARP survey.
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