These different results suggest that antioxidants can exert either beneficial or harmful effects. The role of oxygen free radicals in physiological and pathological processes of ageing suggests that there is some merit in the use of antioxidants to prevent ageing. But consider the possibility of the beneficial effects being outweighed by the adverse effects of increasing consumption on essential reactions. The basic mechanisms of pathological disease should be taken into account when considering antioxidants as therapeutic agents. Session discussion Productive activity increases vitality.
Reactive depression is more common among older people.
Pain and depression particularly affect older age groups. Stroke is one of the most common causes of disability and yet doctors don t treat hypertension in older people. That is extremely undesirable. One of the problems in treating hypertension in older people is the lag between research results and changes in the prescribing behaviour of doctors. We need a change of view.