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A Look At Age-Related Frailty

I suspect that because most younger people don't like to think too hard about the realities of getting old, they don't have a good grasp of just how terrible it is to suffer advanced age-related degeneration. SAGE Crossroads makes some points: "Falls cause 70% of accidental deaths in folks age 75 and older, and even seemingly innocuous spills can trigger lasting harm to the elderly .

I suspect that because most younger people don’t like to think too hard about the realities of getting old, they don’t have a good grasp of just how terrible it is to suffer advanced age-related degeneration. SAGE Crossroads makes some points: “Falls cause 70% of accidental deaths in folks age 75 and older, and even seemingly innocuous spills can trigger lasting harm to the elderly … Half of people age 80 and older fall at least once per year … When they fall, seniors are more likely than youngsters to hurt themselves seriously. Bone density can diminish with age, allowing even a minor spill to break an arm, leg, or hip.” Think about helping the fight to cure aging today.

View the Article Under Discussion: http://www.sagecrossroads.net/public/news/show_article.cfm?articleID=85
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