Amanda Baltazar05.01.08
There are three stages to women's lives: The beginning, up to around age 25, when we don't give our health a second thought; the middle, when we start to become concerned; and the third part, when we are actively seeking ways to prolong our lives and have a high quality of life through a healthy body.
Each stage of life brings up certain health issues, although naturally these tend to multiply the older a woman gets. The biggest issues for women continue to be osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer, pregnancy and menopause. But women are also more likely to suffer from urinary tract infections than men, migraines and headaches, PMS and depression.
And there are going to be more women suffering these issues. According to market researcher Mintel International Group, Chicago, IL, the female population in the U.S. will increase by more than 6.7 million between 2007 and 2012, with the groups witnessing the largest increase aged 55 to 64, which will grow by 16% by 2012, and aged 65 to 74, which will expand by 20%.
The good news is that food, beverage and supplement manufacturers are coming out with more products targeted specifically to this
Each stage of life brings up certain health issues, although naturally these tend to multiply the older a woman gets. The biggest issues for women continue to be osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer, pregnancy and menopause. But women are also more likely to suffer from urinary tract infections than men, migraines and headaches, PMS and depression.
And there are going to be more women suffering these issues. According to market researcher Mintel International Group, Chicago, IL, the female population in the U.S. will increase by more than 6.7 million between 2007 and 2012, with the groups witnessing the largest increase aged 55 to 64, which will grow by 16% by 2012, and aged 65 to 74, which will expand by 20%.
The good news is that food, beverage and supplement manufacturers are coming out with more products targeted specifically to this
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