After age 40, average height loss after age 80 is half an inch per decade

Average height loss after age 40 (for both sexes) is half an inch per decade.

From age 30 to 70 , the average height loss is 3 centimeters for men and 5 centimeters for women.

Ten million Americans have “silent disease’oporosis,” says expert.

Osteoposis leads to minor vertebrae fractures called compression fractures.

Kyphosis is an exaggerated rounding of the upper back, which up until this point I didn’t know had a name beyond “little old lady posture” Kado ’s research has shown a clear connection between bone density and posture problems.

Kado: “ Two-thirds of people who have vertebral fractures don't know they have them.”.

Dr. Kado suggests that posture awareness might be even more crucial than we thought.

He says weight-bearing exercises and diligent strength training can help slow down height loss.

Kado is particularly primed for increased petiteness due to genetics—i.e., that fact that my mom has shrunk. The question isn't if I’ll shrink, but how much.