????some one must know

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I asked before but never got an answer but I hope you can help. My friend said that when a person
puts weight on that it is impossible to get taller but I know as a fact that a when another friend
of mine put weight on that they grew by 1" and when they lost weight that they lost the 1"
again.Please can you help us to answer the query. Many thanks jacqueline

jacmac wrote:

> I asked before but never got an answer but I hope you can help. My friend said that when a person
> puts weight on that it is impossible to get taller but I know as a fact that a when another friend
> of mine put weight on that they grew by 1" and when they lost weight that they lost the 1"
> again.Please can you help us to answer the query. Many thanks jacqueline

This is true if the extra weight is on the top of the head (liposcalp syndrome), and/or on the soles
of the feet (lipopedic disease)...

bill

"wuzzy" <mypcos@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "jacmac" <jm001e5487@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > I asked before but never got an answer but I hope you can help. My friend said that when a
> > person puts weight on that it is impossible
to
> > get taller but I know as a fact that a when another friend of mine put weight on that they grew
> > by 1" and when they lost weight that they lost
the
> > 1" again.Please can you help us to answer the query. Many thanks jacqueline
>
> off topic, I doubt anyone knows, sarcopenia with age (eg., after age 50) is associated with loss
> in height and loss of FFM weight. This loss of muscle usually associated with lower skeletal mass
> with age, hip fractures, and height. Some people argue maybe some of it is due to a cohort effect
> (secular trend) but it isn't because the exact same has been seen in different decades and
> popoulations. Skeletal mass does increase with weight gain, as does muscle mass.

Hi wuzzy I know someone who has lost height with age but I am 58 and I seem to have grown taller by
1"and 1/2 inches and I can't understand it. The last thing I wanted to do was gain height as I was
5'6and half" so I was waiting patiently to lose height but I seem to be 5'8" now. Perhaps that is
why my thoracic area has been very painful for a number of years now.

jacqueline