When people are old, they pay special attention to their health, some think that they will not lose money if they live to 80, some think that they will earn money if they live to 90, and some want to live to 100 years old to see their children and grandchildren.
But it is undeniable that when people get old, their bodies have been going downhill, and every year they have crossed one more hurdle, and then they are difficult to move towards the next hurdle. So how many of the 10,000 old people live to 80?
1. The latest research has found that the rate of human aging is accelerating
I don't know if you have noticed that compared with the older generation, many young people are young, but their health is very poor, and they have a minor illness in three days, just like the body can't bear it because of early aging. But this may really not be a delusion!
On April 7, a study released at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research pointed out that young people may be aging faster, that is, their biological age is higher than their chronological age, and accelerated aging is associated with an increased risk of cancer.
Specifically, people born after 1965 had a 17% higher risk of accelerated aging than those born between 1950 and 1954. Each unit of accelerated aging increases the risk of early-onset lung cancer by 42%, early-onset gastrointestinal cancer by 22%, and early-onset uterine cancer by 36%.
According to the researchers, there is growing evidence that younger generations are aging faster than expected, which is likely related to earlier exposure to various risk factors and environmental pollution.
Old age and frailty seem to be linked to disease, and the most dreaded cancers are no exception. At the beginning of February this year, the National Cancer Center of the mainland announced the burden of malignant tumors in 2022. After deducting the influencing factors of aging, the incidence of individual cancers, such as prostate cancer, tends to be younger.
In addition, the study also found that the incidence of critical illness among young people has increased significantly compared to the previous year, with a joint survey of 29 cancers in 204 countries showing a 79% increase in cancer rates in people aged < 50 years in 2019 compared to 1990.
2. How many of the 10,000 elderly people can live to the age of 80?
As the old saying goes, "seventy years old and eighty old", after the age of 70, people seem to age all of a sudden, and all kinds of problems are also found at the door, and it is great to be able to live to 80 in ancient times. The times are advancing, and how many of them will reach the age of 80 now?
Shi Xiaoming, director of the Chinese Institute of Disease Control and Environment, pointed out in his research report that in 2000, the number of elderly people aged > 80 in mainland China was 11.99 million, accounting for 9.2% of the elderly population. The elderly population in mainland China is still rising, with an average annual growth rate of 5.4%, reaching 35.8 million in 2020, accounting for 13.6% of the elderly population.
In other words, at least 13.6 per cent of the elderly will live to be over 80 years old. In fact, there is no precise standard for longevity, not only physical health, but also mental health.
But it is foreseeable that with the development of medical standards, more and more people can live to be over 80 years old. According to a study published in The Lancet by a team from the Center for Chronic Diseases of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy in mainland China is expected to reach 81.3 years by 2035. To put it simply, if a person is born in 2035, then the average life expectancy is 81.3 years.
3. The secret of longevity for centenarians, keep in mind 4 guidelines
Shandong is a famous longevity province in mainland China, with 12 "longevity towns". In order to explore the secret of the longevity of the local people, Professor Gao Xibao, director of the Center for Healthy Aging and Longevity Research of Shandong University, visited the site and found some good living habits of the local elderly, which are inseparable from the longevity of the elderly.
1. Extroverted personality
Long-lived elderly people are generally more outgoing, and they don't get angry when they encounter things, and they generally don't take it to heart.
The researchers surveyed 68.1% of the local centenarians and found that they were extroverted, and they were cheerful, not impatient, and physically and mentally healthy. Long-term irritability and irritability can easily lead to immune system dysfunction and increase the risk of many diseases.
2. Regular work and rest
8 percent of centenarians have a good habit of regular work and rest, they follow the laws of nature at sunrise and sunset, in addition to going to bed early and getting up early, most of them also have the habit of napping, and the overall sleep state and mental state are very good.
3. Work all year round
The vast majority of centenarians live in rural areas, their living conditions are not necessarily good, they have long maintained the habit of manual labor, their bodies have also been exercised, and some elderly people can still work in the fields at the age of 90.
4. Eat seven or eight minutes full
Centenarians in coastal areas have been consuming more fish, shrimp and shellfish, and their overall calorie intake is not high, and they have the habit of eating only 7~8 minutes full, so they will not overeat.
Longevity is closely related to daily habits, and if you want to have a strong body when you are old, you must start cultivating and persisting in it.
Resources:
[1] "Why do young people feel that their bodies are not as good as those of the older generation?Study Finds: Young People Are Aging Accelerating", Health Times, 2024-04-12
[2] "Expert Forum丨The Main Public Health Challenges Faced by the Elderly Population in Mainland China under the New Situation (Video Included)", Chinese Medical Journal, 2021-11-01
[3] "Research Finds: People with these three characteristics after the age of 60 may have the most hope of living a long life!", Health Times, 2023-10-12
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