BOSTON - Genetics researchers say they are closer to developing new drugs to help older people too.
But two tested methods - exercise and good nutrition - continue to get the most expert of Bravo aging to improve the health and quality of life through the 64th Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference
This is all good news for the heels of census data shows Americans live in 90 years and has since tripled in the last three decades, nearly 2 million and is likely to quadruple by 2050. Being healthy can remain independent and at home.
"It can never be too late to change habits of a lifetime," says Dennis Villareal, an associate professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
A study by Villareal, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March found the diet and exercise, as well as improved performance by 21% of obese older adults. The lack of mobility in older obese adults puts them at increased risk of developing hypertension, diabetes and heart disease.
But two tested methods - exercise and good nutrition - continue to get the most expert of Bravo aging to improve the health and quality of life through the 64th Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference
This is all good news for the heels of census data shows Americans live in 90 years and has since tripled in the last three decades, nearly 2 million and is likely to quadruple by 2050. Being healthy can remain independent and at home.
"It can never be too late to change habits of a lifetime," says Dennis Villareal, an associate professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
A study by Villareal, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March found the diet and exercise, as well as improved performance by 21% of obese older adults. The lack of mobility in older obese adults puts them at increased risk of developing hypertension, diabetes and heart disease.
