I have been a bone densitometrist for many many years, but two things are evident here without any experience #1 smokers have more wrinkled skin and research has always shown smokers have less dense bones
#2 thin people have more wrinkles, larger folk less
we know thin people have less dense bones, larger women because their bones are more weight bearing, this is the only advantage in health they have stronger bones, other wise the joints are going to eventually go, and so is everything else because of their obesity. But I'd rather be a happy chubby lady than a thin unhappy smoker alcoholic type A very high risk for cancer now I just have to convince my hubby the extra pounds are healthy for me bones...!
If you are a tiny Asian woman be sure and get your bone density done, not only have my traditional Asian patients in San Francisco had less dairy in their diet, but less weight bearing excercise, smaller hearts, less aerobic exercise.Their younger generation is more active. If you are a larger boned African American or Tongan or Samoan islander, don't worry about your bones. If you are tiny Phillipino...its a no brainer. The averages in bone density don't take into account the race or dietary traditions. So don't fret,
If you register low on the BMD average, yet are a tiny person, worry more about your exercise and diet. Another cause for wrinkles is sun damage and less fat in your face...and age, if you are 75 and thin, you're going to be wrinkled... unless you have a face left (which I loved and is better than Zoloft to give a woman a left-no pun intended) If your doctor is worried about your bone mass and you are 75, just remember all women have osteoporosis or osteopenia over age 75, walk more, laugh more and stop worrying.
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Destine of CA 5:43PM June 05, 2011