Posts Tagged ‘World Health Organization (WHO)’
Age-Related Prejudice (AGEISM)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are about 600 million seniors age 60 and over worldwide. By 2025 this number will double and by 2050 there will be two billion seniors all over the world. One of the major problems facing seniors is age-related prejudice (AGEISM) which the WHO defines as: “Ageism is…
Read MoreMore Weight Gain from Ultra-Processed Foods than from Minimally Processed Foods
A study by researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institute of Health (NIH) published May 16, 2019 in Cell Metabolism showed that people who ate ultra-processed food gained more weight than people who ate minimally processed food, even though they each had the same amount…
Read MoreAir Pollution and Chronic Diseases
Outdoor and indoor air pollution has been linked to respiratory illnesses like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Indoor air pollution is especially to be found where people smoke in non-ventilated places and where people are exposed to toxic pollutants in the work place like asbestos. Fortunately, today smoking is prohibited in many public…
Read MoreWalkable London to Combat Air Pollution
Walking Action Plan In an effort to lower the rate of deaths due to air pollution and lack of physical exercise, the mayor of London in the UK, Sadiq Khan, has launched a massive Walking Action Plan to encourage London’s more than eight million residents to get out and walk more, cycle more and use…
Read MoreAlcohol Abuse Leads to all Kinds of Dementias Including Alzheimer’s
Dementia and Alzheimer’s on the Rise The numbers of people suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s are rising all over the world to such a point that there is a fear that there will not be enough care facilities to handle the large numbers that are expected over the next decade. Thus, there is a race…
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