1. Age is often treated as synonymous with illness,
frailty and poverty, while most older adults are in
fine form. Jack Rosenthal, president of The New
York Times Company Foundation, which supports
the workshop, suggests terms like "illderly" and
"wellderly" to highlight the distinction.
(Photo: Fred Yarmie, 73, of Shoreham, exercises on the
Pec Deck machine in Freeport, N.Y., in this 2004 file photo.)
Photograph by: Al Bello, Getty Images
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NEW YORK — From non-existent intergenerational warfare to the similarities between mice and men, a common theme of the 10th Annual Age Boom Academy was surprising insights and debunking myths.
The intensive, week-long boot camp on aging issues is run by the New York office of the non-profit International Longevity Center, and about 175 journalists have learned about the wide-ranging implications of an aging society since the program's founding in 2000.
In Canada, more than 10 million people — nearly one-third of the population - are over age 50, and one in seven is 65 or older.
Click through the photos to see the 20 surprising facts about aging gleaned from this year's academy workshop
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June 5, 2009
CANADA: Photo Special - 20 things you didn't know about aging
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TORONTO, Ontario / Canada.com / Lifesyles / June 5, 2009
By Shannon Proudfoot, Canwest News Service
STORY / PHOTOS 20
1. Age is often treated as synonymous with illness,
frailty and poverty, while most older adults are in
fine form. Jack Rosenthal, president of The New
York Times Company Foundation, which supports
the workshop, suggests terms like "illderly" and
"wellderly" to highlight the distinction.
(Photo: Fred Yarmie, 73, of Shoreham, exercises on the
Pec Deck machine in Freeport, N.Y., in this 2004 file photo.)
Photograph by: Al Bello, Getty Images
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Click Here For More Photos
NEW YORK — From non-existent intergenerational warfare to the similarities between mice and men, a common theme of the 10th Annual Age Boom Academy was surprising insights and debunking myths.
The intensive, week-long boot camp on aging issues is run by the New York office of the non-profit International Longevity Center, and about 175 journalists have learned about the wide-ranging implications of an aging society since the program's founding in 2000.
In Canada, more than 10 million people — nearly one-third of the population - are over age 50, and one in seven is 65 or older.
Click through the photos to see the 20 surprising facts about aging gleaned from this year's academy workshop
© Copyright Canwest News Service
1. Age is often treated as synonymous with illness,
frailty and poverty, while most older adults are in
fine form. Jack Rosenthal, president of The New
York Times Company Foundation, which supports
the workshop, suggests terms like "illderly" and
"wellderly" to highlight the distinction.
(Photo: Fred Yarmie, 73, of Shoreham, exercises on the
Pec Deck machine in Freeport, N.Y., in this 2004 file photo.)
Photograph by: Al Bello, Getty Images
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Click Here For More Photos
NEW YORK — From non-existent intergenerational warfare to the similarities between mice and men, a common theme of the 10th Annual Age Boom Academy was surprising insights and debunking myths.
The intensive, week-long boot camp on aging issues is run by the New York office of the non-profit International Longevity Center, and about 175 journalists have learned about the wide-ranging implications of an aging society since the program's founding in 2000.
In Canada, more than 10 million people — nearly one-third of the population - are over age 50, and one in seven is 65 or older.
Click through the photos to see the 20 surprising facts about aging gleaned from this year's academy workshop
© Copyright Canwest News Service
