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Avoiding Disease-Related Disability Vital to Successful Aging

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 29th, 2000

Scientists are finding persuasive evidence that diseases such as heart disease, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease take root in childhood, even though symptoms may not appear until middle or old age.

The good news is you may be able to ward off the disability associated with disease by eating right, not smoking, exercising, and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol, said James Mortimer, PhD, director of the University of South Florida Institute on Aging.

"The benefits of a healthy lifestyle are most evident in reducing disabilities rather than in preventing chronic disease," said Mortimer. "Diseases strike very democratically. The key to...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2000-01-29)

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