The average life expectancy has increased over the last century; the average life expectancy for women is 80 years while men are expected to live to about 75 years old. The population of older adults over the age of 65 years is expected to increase from 35 million in 2000 to 70 million by the year 2030. Aging is a slow decline in the ability of an organism to resist stress‚ damage‚ and disease. As the human body ages there are physical and biological changes that occur as well. The lifestyles that
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increasing aging population. Japan‚ being one‚ is not exempted from this continuously growing crisis. Peterson (1999)‚ from the cover of his book Gray Dawn: How the Coming Age Wave Will Transform America and the World‚ already expressed his clamor for global awareness regarding this issue when he stated that‚ “There’s an iceberg dead ahead. It’s called global aging‚ and it threatens to bankrupt the great powers... Now is the time to ring the alarm bell.” In Europe‚ the aging population was brought
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| The Aging Musculoskeletal System | Causes and effects of osteoporosis‚ osteoarthritis‚ and muscular atrophy | | | | The Aging Musculoskeletal System As we age we deal with many unpleasant side effects. Some side effects and diseases come with the territory while others are preventable. In this paper we have a closer look at the causes of osteoporosis‚ osteoarthritis‚ and muscular atrophy. We shall also discuss the effects these diseases would have on the everyday life of a
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The Effects of an Ageing Population 1. Think of some examples of goods and services for which demand will rise as a consequence of ageing Population. How should marketers address this new buyer segment? For examples‚ life expectancy in the US has increased from 45 in 1902 to 75.7 in 2004; one of the greatest achievements of the twentieth century is a dramatic rise in life expectancy. However‚ declining birth rates combined with increased life expectancy had caused to worry more about the value
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OVER POPULATION “Whether we accept it or not‚ this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human population is for our planet. It will come about in one of two ways: Either we decide to manage our own numbers‚ to avoid a collision of every line on civilization’s graph – or nature will do it for us‚ in the form of famines‚ thirst‚ climate chaos‚ crashing ecosystems‚ opportunistic disease and wars over dwindling resources that finally cut us down to size” – Alan Weisman
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demographic transition theory became the dominant theory of population growth. Based on observed trends in Western European societies‚ it argues that populations go through three stages in their transition to a modern pattern. Stage one (pre transition) is characterized by low or no growth‚ and high fertility is counterbalanced by high mortality. In Stage Two (the stage of transition)‚ mortality rates begin to decline‚ and the population grows at a rapid pace. By the end of this stage‚ fertility has
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Philippines - population Population‚ total The value for Population‚ total in Philippines was 93‚261‚000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows‚ over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93‚261‚000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 26‚010‚300 in 1960. Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population‚ which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum‚ who are
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POPULATION GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN INDIA Introduction The rapid population growth and economic development in country are degrading the environment through the uncontrolled growth of urbanization and industrialization‚ expansion and intensification of agriculture‚ and the destruction of natural habitats. One of the major causes of environmental degradation in India could be attributed to rapid growth of population‚ which is adversely affecting the natural resources and environment
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Biological Theory of Aging Tick tock‚ tick tock‚ what ’s that sound? According to this theory‚ it ’s your biological clock‚ ticking away at a predetermined rate. This theory says that DNA‚ the cells ’ genetic material‚ holds the key to your planned demise from day one. While this aging theory appears fatalistic on the surface‚ remember that biology is not destiny. You can ’t change your genes‚ but you can slow the march of time with better eating habits and regular exercise. Your body
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Is there another way to have population control in China‚ without violating the human rights with forced abortions? Population control is the practice of artificially changing the rate of growth of a human population. Currently in China there is the one-child policy‚ which is there governments only form of population control. The one-child policy conveys that the government dictates the limitation on the number of children you may have‚ and in this case you are only aloud one‚ and if choose to
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