A recent study conducted by an orthopedic group in North Carolina has found that as we grow older so grow our hips. Long after we stop growing taller, which is around age 20, our hips keep going. This may help to explain why older people have larger waistlines than younger people.

The study looked at over 200 people and studied them in age categories ranging from 20 to 80. Those in the higher age groups had pelvic bones, which were wider than those in the younger age groups. It appears that as we age our hips grow by one inch, which results in a 3-inch increase in our waistline.

This is good incentive to keep weight at a healthy level. This will diminish the appearance of the hip enlargement. Staying trim will help to counteract the spread that does not have to be inevitable. This is just one more reason to get and stay in shape!