In 2002, the World Health Organization activelyparticipatedin all the preparatory meetings for the Second World Assembly on Ageing (Madrid, 8 to 12 April 2002). WHO introduced its policy framework on active ageing, which focuses on such areas as:
- Preventing and reducing the burden of disabilities, chronic disease and premature mortality;
- Reducing the risk factors associated with noncommunicable diseases and functional decline as individuals age, while increasing factors that protect health;
- Enacting policies and strategies that provide a continuum of care for people with chronic illness or disabilities;
- Providing training and education to formal and informal carers;
- Ensuring the protection, safety and dignity of ageing individuals;
- Enabling people as they age to maintain their contribution to economic development, to activity in the formal and informal sectors, and to their communities and families.
In the Study
KEEP FIT FOR LIFE
,The World Health Organization gave very important recommendationsabout:
- Nutrient intakes;
- Food-based dietary guidelines;
- Phytochemicals;
- Water
intake;
- Exercise and physical activity;
- Aerobic
exercise; and
- Strength training.
The full Study can be downloaded here:
In the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic our planet is going through, it is very important to highlight what the nutritional and food-based dietary guidelines are, specially to maintain and to strength the immunological system of our older adults, and in general, of all the population.
"Considerable evidence indicates that ageing is associated with altered regulation of the immune system. Dysregulation of immune function contributes to the increased incidence of infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases observed in older persons and to their prolonged post-illness recovery periods. The illness patterns in the elderly reflect both a deterioration of immune function and increased incidence of upper respiratory infections, shingles, tuberculosis and cancer.
Several macro- and micro-nutrients have been shown to play a regulatory role in immune system maintenance. Marginal and severe deficiencies of some of these nutrients are associated with impairments of T cell-mediated functions similar to those observed with ageing. Furthermore, supplementation with higher than the recommended dietary levels of some nutrients, e.g. vitamin E, has been shown to enhance immune response. Several investigators have suggested that the nutritional status of older persons may be less than optimal, thereby contributing to immunological changes. Nutrient intake is often compromised in older persons due to chronic diseases as well as economic, psycho social, physical and drug-related problems. Intakes below the RDA have been reported for zinc and vitamins E, C, and B6. Supplementation at or above the RDA level for a single nutrient, or a mixture of nutrients, may thus prevent and/or delay the onset of age-related immunological defects"... The Keep Fit For Life Study states.
To include in your daily diet four spoons of an authentic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is an excellent food-based source of Vitamins A, D, E, K, and Poliphenols as Oleocanthal, Oleuropein and Hydroxytyrosol. All this components associated to health improvement by reduction of blood pressure, anti-inflammatory, improvement of the
immunologic system, antibacterial and antioxidant properties. To maximize the health properties of your Extra Virgin Olive Oil, when buying, be sure that it was recently produced, in a specific geographical region,
not mixed or adulterated any way and well preserved from deterioration
factors as light, oxygen and temperature exposure.If it comes directly from farmers and harvesters, as EGREGIO Extra Virgin Olive Oils, the better!
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