Literature Review about Healthy Ageing 2022

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Literature Review on Healthy Ageing
Healthy ageing is a critical aspect of the life of all human beings. As one gets older, it is
essential that he or she ages in a healthy manner. However, to attain that certain things have to be
done by such an individual. For instance, a person should carry out physical activity, avoid
smoking, avoid high consumption of alcohol, avoid a sedentary lifestyle, and adopt a healthy
eating habit, among others. This review seeks to highlight on the views of various scholars on the
issue of healthy ageing among different people as they get older. It will focus mainly on the topic
of overweight, weight loss, and ageing through giving an illustration of what it takes to have
healthy ageing as one grows older as indicated by various researchers. The topic is essential
because it focuses on the steps that could be taken to have healthy ageing by different individuals
as they get older. The review will contain insight into the different views given by the scholars,
and this will include both the weakness and criticisms of their views on healthy ageing.
Afterward, I give my view on the information provided by the scholars, and then a summary will
follow.
Overweight, weight loss and ageing
Weight Loss Interventions in Older Adults with Obesity: A Systematic Review of
Randomized Controlled Trials Since 2005
The article indicate that there is much prevalence of obesity that is increasing rapidly
among older adults. Thus there is the need for information in regards to the significant
interventions that are effective in the reduction of obesity as well as affecting the health
outcomes. Weight loss is necessary among older people since it is an effective intervention
technique that can be used in promoting healthy ageing (Waters, Ward & Villareal, 2013). An
older adult who is overweight has high chances of getting the risk of chronic disease as opposed
to a person with weight loss. Thus, the article suggests that there is a need for weight loss among

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older adults to enable them to have healthy ageing (Sadana et al., 2016). Obese individuals are
more exposed to unhealthy ageing. To attain such weight loss, certain activities must be
performed. One key activity is physical exercise, and this allows for a high of life as one ages
over time.
Obesity and related consequences to ageing.
Ageing and obesity are two critical conditions that result in serious health problems as
well as increased risk for death and illness. For instance, ageing has been associated with
abdominal obesity, and this is a significant contributor to insulin resistance as well as metabolic
syndrome, among others. Notably, obesity among older adults is a serious concern; thus, there is
a need for an understanding of the crucial techniques of age-related infections and ageing.
Studies have indicated that metabolism and body fat distribution are the major factors that
increase the ageing process (Jura & Kozak, 2016). They are also the onset of the age-related
illness. From the articles, one clear aspect that comes out is that obesity among the elderly is
something that needs to be avoided at all cost because of the adverse effects it will have on the
individual. For instance, it contributes to age-related diseases such as heart disease and other
chronic infections such as hypertension and even lung cancer (Ferrer et al., 2016).
The article suggest the need for weight loss among older adults through significant
activities such as physical exercise and healthy eating habits, among others (Puts et al., 2017).
Through a loss in weight, an older person is less likely to be exposed to age-related infections. A
major thing to agree on is that in order for the older adults to have healthy ageing, there is the
need for weight loss to reduce chances of them becoming obese and contracting the age-related
diseases such as high blood pressure and heart diseases among others (Locher et al., 2016). The
evidence in regards to calorie restriction as part of the lifestyle intervention to enhance weight
loss in obese older adults has become a point of research for many years. Studies, however, have