Defining successful aging: a tangible or elusive concept?

P Martin, N Kelly, B Kahana, E Kahana… - The …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Purpose of the Study: Everyone wants to age successfully; however, the definition and
criteria of successful aging remain vague for laypersons, researchers, and policymakers in …

Caloric restriction, the traditional Okinawan diet, and healthy aging: the diet of the world's longest‐lived people and its potential impact on morbidity and life span

BJ Willcox, DC Willcox, H Todoriki… - Annals of the New …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term caloric restriction (CR) is a robust means of reducing age‐related diseases and
extending life span in multiple species, but the effects in humans are unknown. The low …

Midlife muscle strength and human longevity up to age 100 years: a 44-year prospective study among a decedent cohort

T Rantanen, K Masaki, Q He, GW Ross, BJ Willcox… - Age, 2012 - Springer
We studied prospectively the midlife handgrip strength, living habits, and parents' longevity
as predictors of length of life up to becoming a centenarian. The participants were 2,239 …

They really are that old: a validation study of centenarian prevalence in Okinawa

DC Willcox, BJ Willcox, Q He, N Wang… - The Journals of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Long-lived individuals, such as centenarians, may harbor genetic or environmental
advantages important for healthy aging. Populations with high prevalence of such …

Life at the extreme limit: phenotypic characteristics of supercentenarians in Okinawa

DC Willcox, BJ Willcox, NC Wang, Q He… - The Journals of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. As elite representatives of the rapidly increasing “oldest-old” population,
centenarians have become an important model population for understanding human aging …

Secrets of healthy aging and longevity from exceptional survivors around the globe: lessons from octogenarians to supercentenarians

BJ Willcox, DC Willcox, L Ferrucci - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. From 30 years onwards there is a linear reduction of renal function of about
0.41% per year. Aging induces progressive impairment of glomeruli leading to an increase …

The Lived Spiritual Experience of Aging Adults (≥ 65)

ED Soffer - 2024 - search.proquest.com
This phenomenological study explored the lived spiritual experience of aging adults (≥ 65),
filling a gap in the literature relating to aging people's spirituality in a variety of …

Освіта людей похилого віку в контексті концепції успішного старіння

Н Чаграк - Наукові записки Тернопільського …, 2018 - journals.tnpu.ternopil.ua
Анотація Відзначено, що в період стрімкого технічного, технологічного та економічного
розвитку багатьох країн світу з одночасним процесом демографічного старіння …

Образование людей пожилого возраста в контексте концепции успешного старения

Н Чаграк - Наукові записки Тернопільського національного …, 2018 - cyberleninka.ru
Отмечено, что период стремительного технического, технологического и
экономического развития многих стран мира с одновременным процессом …

Longevidade: novas conquistas, novos espelhos, novos olhares

MAA Moreira - 2017 - bdtd.ibict.br
Longevity is a global phenomenum. The Active Aging is advised by World Health
Organization (WHO), as optimizing opportunities for health participation and security in order …