HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Calorie Restriction, Skeleton, Sarcopenia
27 Feb 2017
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Biology of aging and the impact of lifestyle on the aging process. Maximum life span = the maximum number of years a member of a species can live. Has changed little over the past 100 000 years (only change if genetically altered) Re ects the survival potential of members of a population. Oldest documented person (had valid birth certi cate) - jeanne calment: 1875-1997. Oldest canadian - ellen dolly gibb (north bay, ontario): april 27, 1905 - present. Life expectancy = the number of years at birth an average member of a population can expect to live. Versus japan has highest life expectancy, us has lowest. Women throughout the world outlive men by 4-10 years. Every year since 1921, females had a higher life expectancy. Why the increase in life expectancy difference between men and women from earlier 1920"s to.
