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“Demographics of age, my country”

The average age in my tennis club is probably 50. The oldest is a doctor who, at 72 yrs old, still claims to have sex everyday. Then there is a guy at 69 and I, at 62, probably putting me in a third age bracket. Our club would make a good spectacle in any age-group tennis tournament.

But our age demographics is not true to the entire country. Family reunions are always getting bigger with new children brought forth into this over populated dot of islands in the Pacific.

The world is getting old:

As a Filipino, we have been programmed to look to the U.S. as a benchmark in every aspect of our lives - even aging.

In the U.S. today (Protica Nutritional Research) there are 35 million people (12%) over the age of 65. By 2030, this is projected to double, resulting to the demographic reality that 1 in 5 Americans will be older than 65 within a generation.

Plusses and minuses in an aging society:

Taking it positively, it means that Americans are living healthier and longer than before. The scary thing is that the health-related problems inescapable in an aging society will be tremendous. Right now the dental care field is lobbying for increased awareness and resource-support for defective dentures and reduced saliva-flow conditions. The need for more doctors and nurses is already felt in age-related medical health care fields.

Other than the dental and medical needs of the aged, another sector, the area of nutrition, is even more far behind in attending to these impending problems.

Fast food and aging don’t mix:

I am still in the denial stage so I still go for a Big Mac every now and then. But until MacDonald’s come up with a burger for the aged, it is best for them to shun places like these unless chaperoning their grandchildren.

Yes, in the face of an “aging” reality, health food store are still full of energy bars and powders marketed for high-performance (young) consumers and macronutrients, i.e., proteins are essential for all diets - regardless of age.

A 65 yr-old dude is not the same as a 25:

A 25 yr-old guy can afford to experiment with his diet and get away with it while a 65 yr-old dude simply cannot. They cannot experiment with energy drinks and bars and supplements available to a younger guy plus the ugly fact that diminishing appetites always come with aging. And they must come in forms and shapes easy on the dentures.

Food supplements in pills

Yet we do - just like all other age groups - require a balanced nutrition. The difference is that, all things considered, i.e., reduced ability to eat conventional types of food, appetite, nutrient-specific needs, the elderly must rely more on food supplements.

As people age, their protein loss must be compensated through supplements that capture all the essential amino acids necessary for healthy living. They must have access to low-calorie, carbohydrate-free, fat-free supplements to avoid unwanted body fat that would weaken muscle mass, destabilize body strength and energy levels.

What’s the market out there?

Currently there are companies providing the necessary supplements that can fit the requirement of a wide range of ages. But the demand will soon outstrip the supply if nothing drastic is done. America’s population is aging, and that is a fact.

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