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最新统计， 要想百岁，要多睡。
最新统计表明，89%百岁老人每天与家人交流，67%祈祷/冥想/打坐，51%每天运动。71%每天睡8小时，80%饮食均匀。与百岁老人相比，多数中年人（60%）睡眠不足，饮食也不够不均匀。
Want to Live to 100? Sleep
 By Glenn Ruffenach | SmartMoney – Fri, Jun 22, 2012 10:02 AM EDT
Your chances of reaching age 100 could be better than you think – especially if you get some additional sleep and improve your diet.
New
research from UnitedHealthcare looks at centenarians and baby boomers,
asking the former about the “secrets of aging success” and evaluating
whether the latter are taking the necessary steps to celebrate a 100th
birthday.
The primary findings: Many boomers are embracing
lifestyles that could lead to a long and rewarding life – with two
exceptions. More than seven in 10 centenarians – 71%
– say they get eight hours or more of sleep each night. By contrast,
only 38% of boomers say they get the same amount of rest. And when it
comes to eating right, more than eight in 10 centenarians say they
regularly consume a balanced meal, compared with just over two-thirds (68%) of baby boomers.
The
report – “100@100 Survey” – begins with some startling numbers. As of
late 2010, the U.S. had an estimated 72,000 centenarians, according to
the Census Bureau. By the year 2050, that number – with the aging of the
baby-boom generation – is expected to reach more than 600,000.
Meanwhile, an estimated 10,000 boomers each and every day – for the next
decade – will turn 65.
How to reach 100? Centenarians point to
social connections, exercise and spiritual activity as some of the keys
to successful aging. Among
surveyed centenarians, almost nine in 10 – fully 89% – say they
communicate with a family member or friend every day; about two thirds
(67%) pray, meditate or engage in some form of spiritual activity; and
just over half (51%) say they exercise almost daily.
In
each of these areas, baby boomers, as it turns out, match up fairly
well. The same percentage of boomers as centenarians – 89% – say they’re
in touch with friends or family members on a regular basis. Sixty
percent of surveyed baby-boomers say spiritual activity is an important
part of their lives, and almost six in 10 boomers (59%) exercise
regularly.
Again, sleep and diet are the two areas where baby
boomers come up short. Not surprisingly, the one area where boomers are
more active is the workplace. Three-quarters (76%) of surveyed baby
boomers say they work at a job or hobby almost every day; that compares
with 16% of centenarians.
Finally, researchers turned to cultural
affairs and asked centenarians and boomers to identify – from a list of
14 notable people (including President Obama, singer Paul McCartney and
actors Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts) – their preferred dinner guest. The
top choice among centenarians and boomers alike: the comedian Betty
White.
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