Culture, eating habits and life expectancy.

Eating Habits and Illness

The main target of most published research during the 1960s, the 1970s and even the 1980s was the isolated effect of each macronutrient (i.e. carbohydrates, protein or the different types of fat). During the late 1980s and early 1990s the interest shifted to micronutrients with a predominant emphasis on vitamins and antioxidants (carotenoids, tocopherols, vitamin C, selenium) (Martinez 2004). I...

Methods for life expectancy and healthy life expectancy uncertainty analysis

Longevity and life expectancy.

"In this article the evolution of life expectancy is examined historically for various European nations at various ages, and according to sex. Appropriate logistic equations describe the facts and extrapolate into the future giving the doctor an indication of what is still to be accomplished and the demographer the tools with which to evaluate the aging of European population in the next 20 yea...

Sex and life expectancy.

BACKGROUND A sexual dimorphism in human life expectancy has existed in almost every country for as long as records have been kept. Although human life expectancy has increased each year, females still live longer, on average, than males. Undoubtedly, the reasons for the sex gap in life expectancy are multifaceted, and it has been discussed from both sociological and biological perspectives. How...

Proteinuria and life expectancy.

To the Editor: Proteinuria, a marker of kidney disease, is associated strongly with risk of adverse outcomes, including all-cause mortality. Life expectancy, a measure to estimate health status and disease burden at a population level, has not been reported for patients with different levels of proteinuria. This information could help policy makers recognize the health burden caused by proteinu...