The World Health Organization has issued a call for people to age in good health – “A balanced diet and physical activity for at least 150 minutes a week”
In 2024, there will be more over-65s than under-15s in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned today, calling for better measures to help people age healthily.
“By 2024, we estimate that the population of people aged over 65 will be larger than that of under 15 in the WHO European Region,” the World Health Organization said in a statement.
On a global scale, this is expected to happen 60 years later, around 2064, according to projections by the Our World in Data institute.
“This trend is synonymous with new social, economic and health challenges,” said the European branch of the health organization, which includes 53 countries, some of which are located in central Asia.
Throughout the Old Continent, increasing life expectancy is often synonymous with failing health.
To mitigate the impact of an aging population, the World Health Organization calls on authorities to take measures to “enable older people to preserve and improve their physical and mental health, independence, social well-being and quality their lives”.
Among the recommendations it makes, the global organization prefers a balanced diet and physical exercise for at least 150 minutes a week.
“An even more vigorous physical activity can reduce the risk of death from any cause by 35%,” the World Health Organization emphasized.
Source :Skai
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