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In old age (oder than 65 or 70) an adults bones become more brittle and beak easier due to diseases like osteoporosis. This is compounded by the decrease in many older people of agility due to musclre and join t problems which increases slips trips and falls - thus kore chances to break brittle bones.
Younger folks up the age of ten or so have more pliable bones with more soft components near their ends, reducing the frequency of breakage under normal wear and stress. The bones have lower cross section tan adult bones and can'r withstand breaking stress as easily. They however are prone to take mor athletic chances with their games and adventures which may increase the chances of bone breaking forces. Old folks are, after all, not as often seen climbing trees.
Between these two extremes there is a population with sturdy bones, good reflexes and vision and enough smarts to avoid some of life's gravity related accidents. However this is the same group that goes int foe skateboards, ice climbing and heavy duty sports. These all put bones in danger.
In general the medical community does not agree with the position that young people break bones more frequently than older peipleIn part it depends on the meaning you put to "older" and "younger". I also depends on activities, lifestyle and diseases. The general consensus of doctors reviewing dat on broken bones is that the rate of fractures increases with age.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoThey break more because they're softer than adult bones.
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Why do older people's bones break easier than younger people's bones?
because your bones get older and more worn out so they are easier to break and they probaly dont eat and enough fruit and veg so they get a lack of vitamins and therefore the bones weaken and tend to break easier :)
Why do younger people have more bones?
They don't.
Why bone of elder people break easily than younger bone?
As we age, the bones lose calcium, which lowers their density, making older people more prone to breaks.
Why do bones of older people break more easily than those of a younger persons?
Over time your bones lose calcium. So drink lot's of milk!Some people get "osteoporosis" ~ their bones get porous (hollow) and weaken, so they need more calcium, and Vitamin D supplements to help it to absorb.
What causes older older people to break their hips?
Their bones naturally losing (some) strength.
Does everybody break a bone in their body at some point in their lives?
Not everyone will break a bone in their lifetime, but it is pretty likely for children to break bones accidentally, or for older people with more frail bones to break their bones in case of a fall. In England, the annual bone fracture rate is just slightly less than 4% of the population.
How does lack of exercise affect bone?
It effects the bone by keeping it the same which can be bad. As you grow they are more breakable because your bones are in the same fragile state as when you were younger.
Do people who have a flexible body have more bones?
No, people who are more flexible do not have more bones.
How are older peoples skeletons different form younger skeletons?
they have more bones
This population pyramid shows that there are more than in this population?
there are more older people than younger people.
Are there more older people or younger people using Twitter?
Younger.
Why are old people aggressive?
old people are aggressive because they probably not energetic as younger life forms and they are mad at the younger people because they are younger because younger people can do more and they are more energetic!!!!!
