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Regional longevity
— a Chinese case study | | Corporate Author | International Expert Committee on Population Ageing and Longevity Secretariat |
| Journal title | Bold, vol 24, no 1, November 2013 |
| Publisher | International Institute on Ageing (United Nations - Malta), Valletta, Malta, November 2013 |
| Pages | pp 2-11 |
| Source | http://www.inia.org.mt |
| Keywords | Longevity ; Centenarians ; Health [elderly] ; Physical environment ; China. |
| Annotation | This study looks at the geographical environment of typical longevity regions in China. It shows that the distribution of centenarians in China is centralised. Along the North-South climate dividing line, it is concentrated in bands to the south, particularly those along the Yangtze River basin and the Pearl River basin and delta region. Drinking water in these typical regions is weak alkaline, and the Se, Fe and K content is appropriate. Ca, Co and Mn content is high while that of Cr and Ca is low. In centenarians' hair, it is rich in Li, Mg, Mn, Ca, Zn and poor in Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni. Mg, Ca. Mn content in longevity regions is higher than in non-longevity regions, while Cr, Cd, Cu content is lower in longevity regions. Health and longevity also benefit from favourable social environment factors such as positive psychological states and bland diets with a high proportion of vegetables. All this shows that the distribution of people living longer relates to the combined effect of both the natural and human environment. The index of regional population longevity (IRPL) is an appropriate quantitative indicator for comparative study in longevity regions. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-131108208 A |
| Classmark | BGA: BBT: CC: R: 7DC |
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