GRN 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bone Density, Hip Fracture, Usain Bolt
12 Aug 2016
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How do we change biologically as we age. 80% by age 10, 97% by age 18 and fully grown by 26. Lose half an inch every 10 years after you turn 40. Height lost is more pronounced in women. Has to do with the spinal column. Get shorter during the day because of the pressure on your spine and as you lay down, you get taller because there isn"t the pressure of your disks. As you get older, the springing back" doesn"t happen as much, or as easily. Thinning disks, herniated disks, bulging disks, degenerated disks. Respiration issues (older person naturally leans forward more. Means that grandma or grandpa is dehydrating, so they need to drink a lot more water than usual. Gradual weight loss until 70, then accelerated weight loss. Real problems with older people is they don"t eat enough. Men: put weight on in their abdomen torso increase around heart, kidneys and liver.
