Is anyone on the Aging Issues health board looking into anti-aging issues? Or is this board strictly geriatrics and care of the elderly in nursing homes? Please don't flame me, I'm new, did not see many posts here, and thought I'd ask. Thank you.


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Immortalist

Well I am only 43 and I am interested in the aging issues. Let's start with weight. What did I have in my body when I was 20 that allowed me to have a higher metabolism and eat anything. Now I am fighting to lose and stay down on the weight. That's issue #1. There has to be something other than DHEA that I am missing. Issue #2. - Skin crap. What is this.....blemishes etc... Then there is the "ol crap- why am I so tired.".....

And I'd love to know why the heck everything I eat seems destined to end up somewhere I don't want it. Not to mention all those wonderful little aches and pains when it rains...and when I sit in one position too long. Makes meditating a real interesting experience.... And I am really tired of 'squinting' at the TV, despite having new glasses... (course, maybe I should buy a bigger TV... http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif ) Oh, and when did 10 at night become 'bed time'?

[This message has been edited by Sallen (edited 08-17-2001).]

The sad news...
Your resting metabolic rate is at its highest during infancy; it slows as you age.
The average American adult will gain 50 pounds of excess fat between the ages of 25 and 50.

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I have stuff to add...
Your resting metabolic rate is the energy you need for your heart to beat, for blood to go to the tissues, for your muscles to contract, you get the picture. For most young adults, the resting metabolic rate is approximately 1.5 calories per minute. Age definitely affects your resting metabolic rate, as I already pointed out, but just because you are getting older doesn't mean you are going to be a fatso http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif . Your diet and activity level impacts your metabolism too. Maybe when you're young you can eat fatty stuff and exercise less and still not be a lard ball, but definitely, if you want to stay "not fat," you'll have to eat healthier and be physically active. In other words, age isn't an excuse to be fat. It just makes it harder to be not fat. I think that's about right...