Aging, Author Interviews, Exercise - Fitness, Gender Differences / 22.01.2019
Longevity Benefit of Physical Activity Plateaus in Women, Not in Men
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Lloyd Brandts PhD Candidate
Maastricht University
Maastricht, the Netherlands
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Although the number of people who reached old age has increased over the past few decades, in some developing countries it has been observed that the increase in life expectancy started to plateau.
One commonly used argument to explain this plateauing is the growing number of obese and physically inactive individuals. Therefore, we assessed whether there is an association between these factors and the chance of reaching the age of 90 years.
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