Guest guest Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hi folks: This, from the NIH website, if accurate, is interesting: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003998.htm Particularly the following: "People typically lose about 1 cm (0.4 inches) every 10 years after age 40. Height loss is even greater after 70 years old." If we know how tall we were at peak height, and measure our current height, this may provide another measure of how well we are aging. For example, using the 1 cm/10 years benchmark, someone aged 65 could expect to be 2.5 cm shorter (2.5 cm = one inch) than at age 40. The rate of loss of height after age 40, compared with the expected rate, might be another approximate biomarker (to add to the list) of our personal aging rate. Possibly? Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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