Experts say older people were happier and healthier in the past because they did more exercise and spent more time with family and friends, whereas now many suffer loneliness and health problems. What are the causes of this and what are some solutions?

In recent years, the issue related to elderly

people

has attracted the public’s attention. Some experts suggest that

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populations are more likely to continuously increase, while others oppose that senior

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experience

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both mental and physical problems. In the following paragraphs, the potential causes and feasible approaches will be discussed.

Firstly

, the principal cause of

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phenomenon is that elders inevitably are in

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state of

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from their families. Thailand,

for instance

, the majority of homeless witness older persons living across streets or under bridges.

This

is because the family belonging to lower-income groups tends to leave these

people

alone thanks to saving

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of living consumption.

Additionally

, it is common to understand that health seems to be

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vital issue

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retired individuals. To explain,

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lifestyle is normally ignored since

people

basically spend extreme life without preserving well-being when they were mature

such

as excessive smoking and consuming

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beverages.

Conversely

, there are effective ways to tackle

such

problems, or at least mitigate the effects. The quality of

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should be

initially

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the virtue by governments

such

as providing the state welfare or pension funds,

consequently

, leading elderly communities to have stability after the retirement age.

For example

, the Obama Care – providing health insurance scheme – helps American

people

to access affordable coverage, particularly in underprivileged groups.

Moreover

, it is essential to raise awareness towards health concerns owing to the

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of lung and liver cancer in

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societies.

In other words

, ministries can extend the higher

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value-added tax on unhealthy products in order to completely control the intake. In conclusion, even though the reason for

this

matter is severe, there are steps that regimes and individuals can take to minimise its effects.

Therefore

, these factors could be noticeably changed in the future.