Height
It’s commonly thought that once you reach your adult height, you’ll be the same size for the rest of your life. However, Dr Garry Egger explained that at about the age of 30 we start to rapidly decrease in height, and by the time we are 50 or 60 years of age we may already be considerably shorter.
The results of a study carried out over 50 years were recently released, and they showed that the average man will be 6cm (2 1/2″) shorter by the time he reaches 80 years of age. In fact, the taller the man, the more height he is likely to lose over his lifetime. Women lose an average of 10cm (4″) by the time they reach 80 years of age, no matter how tall or short they were to start with.
The good news is that this height loss can be partially avoided. An Israeli study showed that people who are active throughout their lives lose about half of the height of people who are inactive. ‘Active’ does not mean you have to go to the gym and pump iron -simply going for a walk is good enough.
Further information
Dr Garry Egger started GutBusters, a scientifically based program which uses waist measurement, not weight, as an indication of fat loss in men. To contact GutBusters phone 1800 674 688, or visit their website: http://www.gutbusters.com.au