People to middle age, especially friends over the age of 50 years old must be able to appreciate the importance of physical health, and after 50 years, it is indeed a "high-risk period of life" for people, at this stage, the risk of various health problems, even fatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and malignant tumors, will be greatly increased.
Bone health risks – women value it earlier than men
For women, the age of 50 is a watershed, at this age, most of the female friends are experiencing menopause or have entered the menopause, due to the gradual decline of ovarian function, compared to men, the level of estrogen in the female body will be greatly reduced, and the resulting series of health risks are also worthy of special attention.
The decline in estrogen levels in women, the impact on bones, is the accelerated bone loss, bone density and bone strength gradually decreased the problem, if this problem can not be effectively prevented and improved, menopause and menopausal women, the risk of eventually forming osteoporosis will be greatly increased, osteoporosis will not only bring back pain and other uncomfortable symptoms, but also increase the risk of fractures after falls, lumbar fractures, bone fractures, hip fractures, etc. are common conditions, which will seriously affect women's quality of life.
Compared with women, men have a relatively low risk of osteoporosis problems around the age of 50, most men are more likely to have osteoporosis problems after the age of 65, and it should be noted that some men will also have insufficient secretion of male hormones (mainly testosterone) in the body earlier, which is called delayed hypogonadism syndrome (also known as male menopause), usually characterized by frequent fatigue, temper personality changes, male dysfunction, etc. For male friends with such problems, we should also pay attention to the risk of accelerated bone loss.
Want to prevent and improve the osteoporosis problems of the elderly, whether men and women pay attention to calcium and vitamin D supplementation, it is very necessary, calcium is an important element of bone formation, and vitamin D is an important vitamin to promote calcium absorption and calcium bone, in addition, we should also pay attention to strengthening exercise, control weight and waist circumference, moderate strength training, etc., these aspects can help strengthen bones and muscles, enhance bone strength, enhance body balance, reduce the risk of falls.
There is also a point to emphasize is the health screening of osteoporosis, for female friends, it is recommended to conduct regular bone density checks over the age of 45 to understand their own bone health, while male friends, you can consider regular examinations from the age of 50, if you find related problems, actively carry out conditioning control, the need for drug treatment, combined with the situation to give drug treatment, are very important.
Cardiovascular health – the proportion of men is higher, and women are more aware of the risks
After the age of 50, it is also a high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, with the increase of age, both men and women should pay more attention to the assessment and prevention of the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Compared with women, the proportion of men with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease problems, whether it is in the middle and young stage, or the middle-aged and elderly stage, is higher than that of women, and the relevant survey data show that the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is about 1.5 to 1, and in terms of cardiovascular disease mortality, men are also higher than women.
On the cause of this phenomenon, I believe that there is an important relationship with the difference in the living habits of men and women themselves, survey data show that the proportion of men who smoke and drink alcohol is as high as 87.14%, while women account for only 12.86%, and smoking, a lot of alcohol, are important risk factors affecting the health of arteries and blood vessels, such some bad habits if not corrected in time, with age, men and women have high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and other risks will increase, if the risk factors of smoking and drinking are superimposed, It is not surprising that men have higher morbidity and mortality.
For female friends, although from the proportion point of view, women have a lower chance of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but in fact, if the same hypertension problem, blood pressure values are similar, women's cardiovascular and cerebrovascular pressure will be relatively greater, therefore, the three high problems, as well as the impact of the decline in hormone levels in the body after menopause, are common cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health risk factors for women, and the impact of these factors on women is greater than that of men, and it is more worthy of positive attention.
Want to prevent the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, whether male or female, after the age of 50 regular health examinations, especially blood pressure, blood lipids, blood sugar and some other cardiovascular risk factors of the examination, are very important, to understand their own cardiovascular health risks, for the "three high" problem of active conditioning control, and in life to pay attention to maintain a healthy diet, reasonable exercise, peaceful mentality, adequate sleep and other healthy lifestyles, but also should emphasize the smoking, drinking habits of friends, We must pay attention to smoking cessation and alcohol restriction in order to comprehensively reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Cancer Health Risks – Men and women have different priorities
After the age of 50, it is also a dangerous period for the occurrence of cancer and malignant tumors, and with age, the risk of malignant tumors will increase, and due to the differences in the physiological structure of men and women, the screening and prevention of various types of cancer risks that men and women need to pay attention to are also different.
Colorectal cancer is a kind of cancer problem that both men and women should pay attention to screening, especially those who have a family history, or obesity problems, or long-term drinking habits, should pay more attention to screening, usually after the age of 50, men and women should be regularly screened for colorectal cancer, and if there is a family history or friends who have polyps themselves, this time can be advanced to 45 years old or even earlier.
For women, after the age of 50, it is very necessary to regularly check for the risk of related gynecological cancers, such as breast tumor screening and cervical cancer screening for women, which are important examinations that should be carried out regularly. Female friends over the age of 50 can consider having a mammogram every other year until the age of 75, while for cervical cancer screening, a pap smear can be performed every 3 years, and the HPV virus test can be screened every 5 years.
For men, prostate cancer screening is worth noting in middle-aged and elderly men, and by regularly checking the serum prostate-specific antibody (PSA) level, it can help to check the risk of prostate cancer in men, so as to achieve early detection and early control. In addition to this, for men who smoke, from the age of 45, low-dose CT of the lungs should be performed annually to check for the risk of nodules or tumors in the lungs.
Some friends say that cancer is sudden, it is impossible to prevent and control, this statement is actually not scientific, with the continuous development of medicine, some cancer risk factors are gradually clarified, and the means of cancer screening are also constantly improving, if you can actively pay attention in life, avoid related cancer risk factors, avoid contact with carcinogens in the external environment, while combining their own situation and age, actively do a good job in the early screening of various types of cancer, so that there are problems early detection and early control, Controlling certain precancerous lesions in the early stages plays a very important role in preventing cancer and reducing cancer risk.
I hope that today's popular science article can let middle-aged and elderly friends understand the relevant health risks of men and women in the high-risk period of health after entering the 50-year-old, and actively do a good job of screening and preventive intervention, if you have any problems or experiences in the health problems of the elderly, you are also welcome to leave a message in the following message area, we can continue to explore.