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Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd 2013; 32 (1)

Characterization of the nutritional state of Cuban centenarian population

Camps CE, Gámez FM, Borroto M, Prado MC

Language: Spanish
References: 11
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ABSTRACT

Life expectancy has increased considerably in recent decades and with it the need to understand the aging process. Cuba's demographic indicators are similar to those of the developed world with an 80.02 life expectancy at birth for women and 76 for men. At the close of 2010, seniors made up 17.8% of the population. This situation has led to the emergence of another phenomenon: more individuals reaching 100 years of age. There were 1,488 Cuban centenarians by the end of 2007. This investigation forms part of the Cuban Centenarians project sponsored by the Ministry of Public Health. One of the project's many objectives is to characterize centenarian populations from a somatophysiological and nutritional point of view and then to determine the behavior of the anthropometric and nutritional indicators, in an attempt to identify biological and socio-cultural determinants responsible for the differences in longevity between men and women.


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