[katieHaylor (OP)]

Ani asks:

As I've got older, my stomach has got larger and I seem to have got shorter. Is this part of aging?

What do you think?

[evan_au]

Is this part of aging?

Yes, frequently.

Getting shorter is often due to the spine shortening. There is not much you can do about this in 1g gravity except to exercise regularly and eat calcium-rich foods to keep up bone density. Have your doctor check for Vitamin D deficiency, as this is important for bone density.

Getting fatter is often due to reduced exercise as we get older, while continuing the same food intake we consumed in earlier years. It is possible to do something about this by watching what you eat, and keeping up exercise.
- Especially concerning is increase in waist circumference, as this represents fat around the internal organs.
- Fortunately, women tend to put on weight around the buttocks, which has a smaller impact on health

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_liver_disease

[alancalverd]

Sadly, yes. There is a gradual loss of intervertebral disc material, occasional vertebral collapse through trauma or osteoporosis, and any lateral asymmetry or excessive lordosis/kyphosis tends to increase with age, so we shrink from the age of about 20.

What makes it worse is that subsequent generations in most countries are taller than their parents, so you feel even shorter than you really are!

[TonyFarbor]

Time greatly affects your condition , over time the body becomes weaker and you start to get sick more often!!!