Growing shorter: Adult health habits influence how much we shrink with age

Even if you didn't eat your veggies or drink your milk as a child, your height is still in your hands. Using unique data from 17,708 adults, the researchers show for the first time that lifestyle choices we make in adulthood -- and not just the hand we're dealt as children -- influence how tall we stand as we age. The research also reveals an especially strong relationship between height loss and cognitive health.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/uos...