Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Basal Metabolic Rate, Skeletal Muscle, Poor Posture
20 Feb 2018
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Session 4 successful aging and physical aspects. Health and retirement study definition: no major disease, no limitation in adl, ability to perform variety of tasks, telephone-based cognitive assessment. More inclusive; more about personal determinants of health. All humans will encounter this as they get older. Progressive decline in physical function due to increasing age (e. g. , decline in cardiac function) There is some kind of disorder; deterioration because of disease or lifestyle) Deterioration that is mediated by: disease (e. g. , diabetes, harmful env. /lifestyle factors (e. g. , smoking) Defining age changes: what is normal aging, age-related changes must have these 5 factors, age changes must be: Universal: all humans must have it. Intrinsic: from within; physical aspect; something happening in our body. It means that it is going downhill ; it is getting worse. Irreversible: many aspects of aging are irreversible. Deleterious: they have negative impacts on our health. Cumulative effects of gravity on the spine (esp. discs)
