HDFS 4413 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Jeanne Calment, Centenarian, Dementia
1 Dec 2016
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People who are positive is very beneficial to our family than in other cultures and have similar qualities to you. Centenarian = person who is 100 years old. Supercentarian = 100: oldest ever: jeanne calment (france, 122 years and 164 days. Approximately 25% of centenarian samples are cognitively intact (poon et al. , 1992) (cid:498)survivors, delayers, & escapers(cid:499) (evert et al. , 2003) Survivors: persons who live to be 100+ who have been diagnosed with at least one age- associated illness prior to age 80. Delayers: avoided age-associated illness until age 80. Escapers: no evidence of common age-associated illness at time of 100th birthday. Dietary consumption: low calorie/nutrient rich foods eaten to 70-80% full (wilcox et al. , 2009) Caloric intake restriction through greater fruit/vegetable consumption. Cognitive reserve: centenarians have fewer patterns of dementia (perls, 2004) Cognitively engagement through reading, math games, puzzles, staying tuned to daily news reports, etc.
