Global Graying, Nutrition, and Disease Prevention: An Update on China and Future Priorities

作者: Yanfang Wang , Connie Watkins Bales

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-385-5_3

关键词: GerontologyHealthy dietIncidence (epidemiology)ChinaMedicineBehavioral interventionsChinese populationGlobal healthDisease preventionAlternative medicine

摘要: In accompaniment with a rapidly increasing proportion of older adults (global graying), the worldwide trend is toward illness and death due to chronic diseases rather than infectious ones. China has one most “graying” populations any country in world is, at same time, progressing wealthier economy. With its growing affluence, Chinese population also begun experience dramatic increases incidence prevalence diet-related diseases, highlighting critical need for behavioral interventions old age that may be modulated by nutrition. One effective strategies promoting global health would guides countries are emerging more affluent status healthy diet exercise patterns.

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