Little information is available on health risks associated with weight in old age. In a study of 1581 men and women (mean age 77 years) Harris et al showed an increased risk of coronary heart disease associated with being overweight in later life. Weight change from later middle age to old...
A leading researcher into old age has warned that the dream of living forever, or at least much longer than at present, could turn into a curse (祸根) rather than a blessing. It may become possible to lengthen the 1 human life by controlling genes — but what we gain may not be worth...
Participants were 280 children taking part in the Physical Exercise and Appetite in Children Study (PEACHES). Weight status was assessed using body mass index (BMI), fat mass index (FMI), and waist circumference (WC) in school Year 4 (baseline; age 8.7 yrs) and Year 5 (follow-up; age...
Childbearing may increase the risk of nondiabetic cataract in Chinese women's older age. 1. Introduction According to the two latest WHO assessments, cataract has consistently been the leading cause of world blindness, which was responsible for around 48% and 51% of bli...
How to gain muscle at age 14 If you are trying to build muscle as a 14-year-old boy, it’s important to focus on the basics—exercising regularly, eating healthy, and avoiding unnecessary supplements. Instead of trying to piece together weight-lifting programs, start with a workout regime...
"The main message is that obesity and overweight at a younger age and substantial weight gain is significantly associated with low physical performance in old age," she told heartwire from Medscape. Being too lean has been associated with frailty in older age, but this study in this unique ...
models for analysing the risks of BWG ≥2.5 and ≥ 3.5 kg/m2 were set for the following reason: the differences in weight between Models 1 and 2 were almost 2.5 kg/m2 in each gender, and those were slightly larger than the recall bias for body weight at 20 years of age....
body weight tends to decrease in older people, suggesting a faster decline in food intake than in energy expenditure in later life. Changes in Body Weight and Body Composition with Increasing Age Body Weight Population studies show that on average people in westernised countries gain weight ...
to measure your cardiorespiratory fitness. While there’s an element of fun to finding out your fitness age, how useful it is is debatable. After all, it’s kind of interesting to learn you have the fitness age of an average 25 year old, but how fit is an average 25 year old really...
Mom's age at conception Baby's Due Date / / Make your prediction! How Do Old Wives’ Tales “Predict” Gender? Many old wives’ tales were thought to “predict” gender, and you might have already heard of a few. Maybe someone has told you how the shape of your baby bump is a...