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{"title":"Food insecurity in families where the elderly is the main provider","authors":"Queren Rute, Fernanda Cristina","doi":"10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00254","url":null,"abstract":"The present study addresses the issue of food security in families maintained economically by elderly users of the Bolsa Familia Program, and was conducted at the Bolsa Familia Program Unit, Jardim Ingá, in the city of Luziânia, state of Goiás, Brazil. It is a descriptive, qualitative study. Twenty-five individuals aged over 60 years participated in the research. The prevalence of food security was identified in 8% of households; 24% with mild insecurity; 40% with moderate insecurity; and finally 28% with severe food insecurity. The observed food insecurity highlights the continuing need for studies to monitor the food and nutritional status of Brazilian families, especially that of their elderly.","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130067887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food and body culture in the aging process","authors":"Nicole Debia, Nadia Dumara Ruiz Silveira, Maria Helena Villas Bôas Concone","doi":"10.15406/mojgg.2020.05.00253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/mojgg.2020.05.00253","url":null,"abstract":"The aging process occurs from the moment of conception, however, it is around of thirty years old that the physiological decline becomes visible and sensitive, from the interaction between genetic and environmental factors, in addition to other socio-cultural variables. Just as genetics influences longevity, it also influences the way we get old from an aesthetic point of view. The cult of the “ideal” body, both in its composition and in its aesthetics, becomes something unattainable in view of the different genetic and cultural background that we acquired through our previous generations, sometimes giving rise to the ‘gerontophobia’ phenomenon. The urge to remain young comes up against not only the aesthetic frontier, but also the health frontier, where physical activity and food habits can be included, this last one, built by our social, cultural and identity marks. The objective of the present narrative review is to discuss cultural aspects related to food, body, health and disease and their association with aging.","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"142 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124517820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A lifestyle medicine model for family medical practices based on 9-years of clinical data including food, weight, glucose, carbs/sugar, and walking using linear elastic glucose theory and GH-Method: math-physical medicine, Part 14 (No. 367)","authors":"Gerald C. Hsu","doi":"10.15406/mojgg.2020.05.00257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/mojgg.2020.05.00257","url":null,"abstract":"This article is aimed at assisting family medical practices for obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) control using the lifestyle medicine model, which is also the Part 14 of his recently developed linear elastic glucose theory (LEGT). More than 33 million Americans, about 1 in 10, have diabetes, and approximately 90% to 95% of them have type 2 diabetes (T2D), where 86% also have problems with being overweight or obese. In other words, 7.7% to 8.2 % of the US population or 25 to 27 million Americans have issues with weight, T2D conditions and multiple complications. The author is a patient who suffered with being overweight/obesity and T2D for over 25 years. He faced many complications from 2002 to 2010. Over the past 11 years, he dedicated himself to research diabetes and its complications. In this article, he describes the simple and straightforward yet highly precise method to control his chronic disease conditions, including weight and glucose. The results of his research provide proof through a big data analytics of his collected input data through the continuous research and implementation efforts during the past 9 years. His findings have finally achieved satisfactory health results with high mathematical precision on his various biomarker predictions. He named this the “lifestyle medicine” approach. The purpose of writing this article is to offer a simple but practical approach to patients with chronic diseases like him self. In summary, the author describes his straightforward implementation model in the following four steps: By reducing his weight from 189 lb. to 170 lb. (-19 lb. or -10% in total weight), cutting off about 50% of his original over-eating food portion size (from 130% in 2012 down to 66% in 2020, which is -7% of his annual food portion reduction from original amount, or -6% averaged annual reduction continuously). This food portion reduction will automatically reduce the intake amount of fat and carbohydrates. Although he strictly controls his sugar, and sodium amounts, he maintains a sufficient intake amount of high-quality protein. When his weight dropped from 189 lbs. to 170 lbs. (-10% or -1.1% per year), his FPG then decreased from 140 mg/dL to 102 mg/dL (-38 mg/dL or -27%, or -3% per year) accordingly. Weight and FPG are highly correlated (93%). When his FPG dropped, his PPG also reduced from 128 mg/dL to 108 mg/dL (-20 mg/dL or -16%, or -1.7% per year), providing he limits his carb/sugar intake amount below 15 grams per meal and walking at least 30 minutes after each meal. He also increased his post-meal walking from 500 steps to 4,400 steps (+433 post-meal steps per year or +87% per year in comparison with his walking steps in 2012). He wants to re-emphasize the importance of diet and exercise. Normally, reduction on food and meal portion will automatically assist on limiting the carbs/sugar intake amount. However, patients should always watch out for the overall nutritional balance. For the author, his carbs/sugar int","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123105168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Calibrating the estimated health age via metabolism index using GH-Method: math-physical medicine (No. 313)","authors":"Gerald C. Hsu","doi":"10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00252","url":null,"abstract":"The author became interested in geriatrics in 2019, especially in regard to longevity. Prior to that in 2010, he studied and researched metabolism, endocrinology, and chronic diseases. In 2014, he applied topology concept and engineering finite element method to develop a mathematical model for estimating the state of human metabolism. The collected massive data amount of ~2 million on metabolism and diseases allowed him to extend his research work into longevity. In January 2020, he published his first paper on geriatrics regarding effective health age (No. 223). In July 2010, he further developed a simplified APP (application software) on the iPhone for estimating patients’ effective health age ( “ Health Age”) with or without chronic diseases to compare against their biological real age ( “ Real Age”). He then published his findings in paper, No. 292. By using data from four key medical conditions based on the health examination reports (4 biomarkers: weight, glucose, blood pressure, and lipids), and six lifestyle details input by the user (diet, water, exercise, sleep, stress, and daily life routines), this APP could instantly calculate and show both metabolism index (MI) score, and Health Age on","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133179079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health age study of four clinical cases using geriatrics and longevity APP tool based on GH-method: math-physical medicine (No. 334)","authors":"Gerald C. Hsu","doi":"10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00250","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, the author describes the results of utilizing his developed geriatric and longevity tool (Health Age APP) to calculate the effective health ages of four patients who have suffered from different types and severities of chronic diseases based on their current medical conditions and lifestyle details (Four Cases). Longevity is proof that a person’ s body has overcome effects of many different diseases. Most diseases can be prevented or controlled from the deepest core area and at the most fundamental level via a lifestyle management program. Once lifestyle details improve and medical conditions are under control, then the overall metabolic situation will be greatly enhanced. As a result, the immune system will also be strengthened since metabolism and immunity are two sides of the same coin. A strong immunity is the ultimate and most effective defense to fight against many","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116757876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A geriatric study of longevity via big data analytics of metabolism and medical conditions using GH-Method: math-physical medicine","authors":"Gerald C. Hsu","doi":"10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00248","url":null,"abstract":"In the beginning, from 2010 to 2013, he self-studied internal medicine and food nutrition. He specifically focused on six chronic diseases, i.e. obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) & stroke, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). In 2014, he allotted the entire year to develop a complex mathematical metabolism model which includes 4 output categories (weight, glucose, blood pressure, lipids) and 6 input categories (food, water, exercise, sleep, stress, life routine regularity). There are about 500 detailed elements included in these 10 categories. Since using a theoretical approach to deal with a dataset of 10 categories with 500 elements, the problem of identifying and solving all possible interactive relationships among them would be an immense task. This task would include complicated calculations of 500 ! steps. This kind of approach is a huge undertaking without any obvious benefit; therefore, he adopted an approach of applying mathematical concept that is topology. In addition, he applied a practical engineering modeling technique such as finite element method to seek a quicker but rather accurate solution for this complicated biomedical system. At the end, he was able to develop a mathematical metabolism model embedded in a specially designed application software on the iPhone (“eclaireMD system”) for his daily use in order to maintain his health status and also serve as a useful research tool for his ongoing various medical research projects. During the development process, he has defined two more new variables, metabolism index (MI) and general health status unit (GHSU), where GHSU is the 90-days moving average MI that is similar to HbA1C’s 90-days moving average glucoses. The results of this dynamic model can be expressed through these two newly defined variables, MI and GHSU, to describe a person’s overall health status and shortcomings in any specific area at any moment in time.","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116772741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The musical experience impacts on the elderly octogenarians’ cognition a pilot study","authors":"Elisangela Naves Vivas, S. F. Rocha","doi":"10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00247","url":null,"abstract":"The elderly population growth is a world phenomenon, and in Brazil, the modifications are done in a radical and very accelerated way. Currently, the data indicate that the elderly form a population of 30 million individuals and this number in bound to increase to 57 million by 2040. The present pilot study aimed at investigating the musical experience impact on the octogenarian’s cognition in the city of São João del Rei/Minas Gerais/Brazil. The research was approved by the ethics committee with a favorable assent from the Human Research Ethics Committee of the São João del Rei Federal University(UFSJ) –Number 3.685.143 (05/11/2019).All the participants completed 2 questionnaires: The Mini-Mental and the Portuguese version of the Brief Music Experience Questionnaire (Brief MEQ).The statistical analyses searched to compare the extreme score values from the BRIEF M.E.Q Questionnaire, that is, the 1 st Quartile X 4 th Quartile of this sample were compared in relation to the performance in the Mini-Mental (cognitive performance). The results indicate that the group with more intense musical experience (4 th Quartile) show scores significantly higher in the Mini-Mental (p<0.01).It was concluded that the musical practices constitute themselves as an important protective strategy for elderly cognition, having a favorable impact in the life quality of this population. New studies, with a more robust sampling, will be necessary to evaluate this theme more clearly, also adding other variables such as physical activity, socio-economical and schooling levels.","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117346267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of healthy aging for Brazilian elderly","authors":"A. C. Campos","doi":"10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00246","url":null,"abstract":"Healthy aging is a continuous process of learning and personal fulfillment with the objective of autonomy and independence for the elderly. This study proposed to identify the level healthy aging of Brazilians elderly using a simplified form. Ninety-eight community active elderlies from a city in Eastern Amazonia, Brazil, mean age 73.1 (±9.1) were evaluated and submitted to study. Canonical discriminant analysis with Lambda de Wilks test were used to validate the score of health aging in three levels, with a significance of 5%.The most important factors in the construction of the healthy aging indicator for this sample of elderly Brazilians were perception of health (p<0.001), perception of quality of life (p <0.001), family relationship (p<0.001) and falls (p=0.001).To concluded, thirteen questions was able to identify healthy elderly. The predictors of healthy aging for this sample of elderly Brazilians were health and positive quality of life, good family support and not having fallen in the last year.","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122228065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Geriatric rehabilitation: program of care after orthopedic surgery for proximal femoral fractures","authors":"I. Koleva, B. Yoshinov, J. Gerenova, R. Yoshinov","doi":"10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00245","url":null,"abstract":"According the Definition7 amended by the Council of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS): “The medical act encompasses all the professional action, e.g. scientific, teaching, training and educational, clinical and medico-technical steps, performed to promote health and functioning, prevent diseases, provide diagnostic or therapeutic and rehabilitative care to patients, individuals, groups or communities in the framework of the respect of ethical and deontological value. It is the responsibility of, and must always be performed by a registered medical doctor / physician or under his or her direct supervision and/or prescription.”","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123807268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Estimation of metabolism index and effective health age using a simple APP tool on the iPhone for chronic disease control and overall health maintenance (GH-Method: math-physical medicine No. 292)","authors":"Gerald C. Hsu","doi":"10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15406/MOJGG.2020.05.00244","url":null,"abstract":"The author developed a simple APP (application software) on the iPhone for chronic disease control, overall health maintenance, and longevity for users, with and without chronic disease. Using data from four key medical conditions based on health examination reports, and six lifestyle details of estimated input by the user, this tool can instantly provide both metabolism index (MI) score and effective health age.","PeriodicalId":163225,"journal":{"name":"MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130566618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}