Abstract
Aging is a complex phenomenon and obvious, old age in Mexico is compared to disability, vulnerability, complexity and discrimination in our country's life expectancy is not very long compared to other countries. "Diet is the most important to delay or accelerate the aging process component." Aim. Determine differences in eating patterns and physical activity in older adults in El Carpio Córdoba, Spain and Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico. Methods. A descriptive, cross-sectional comparative study in 156 elderly residents of El Carpio Córdoba Spain and Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico 156 was performed. Results. The results suggest that differences in life expectancy at birth, feeding, toxic habits and sporting aspects. The differences in patterns of diet and physical activity detected in this study in adults over. Conclusion. The Carpio Córdoba, Spain and Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico could have transcendent meaning in the movement of life expectancy at birth, it represents in Mexico a possibility for feeding programs and physical activity for older people in order to support them in style and quality of life when young people built a legacy of experience and deserve to live longer and with better quality of life. In Spain Carpio live longer, have a higher consumption of toxic habits and do more sports activities in Guadalajara Mexico.
Highlights
In 2005, life expectancy reached 75.4 years for; women 77.9 years on average and men 73
In the autonomous community of Andalusia life expectancy is 80.23 years with good quality of life, as they are fully concerned about their diet and physical activity (SWISS, 2007)
Comparability of the sample was performed by comparing the survey applied to seniors in El Carpio Córdoba Spain and Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico in January 2010, using the SPSS-15 statistical package
Summary
In 2005, life expectancy reached 75.4 years for; women 77.9 years on average and men 73. The Carpio Cordoba Spain, is located in the autonomous community of Andalusia, which has 4, 591 inhabitants (SIMA, 2008). In the autonomous community of Andalusia life expectancy is 80.23 years with good quality of life, as they are fully concerned about their diet and physical activity (SWISS, 2007). In relation to health, aging is accompanied by sensory, motor and intellectual impairments that decrease their quality of life, together with chronic degenerative diseases multicausal difficult and costly treatment. The primary objective is to reach old age with a good quality of life, this refers to the satisfaction of basic needs such as health, nutrition, Leticia & Carlos, Curr. Nutr Food Sci Jour., Vol 2(3), 182-195 (2014)
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