Why do people get older?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Younger people have lots of questions about older people, like: Why do we age? Why do people get gray or white hair? Why do older people have wrinkles? Why do older people have veins that stick up? Why are older people more tired? Why do some people get shorter as they get older? Dr. Suvi Neukam, a geriatrician at Oregon Health and Sciences University, answers kids’ questions about aging in this episode.

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0:00.0	It's about the time of year that some of you start to ask,
0:05.0	Why do leaves change colors in the fall?
0:08.0	Listen after this episode for the answer,
0:11.0	and a preview of our new educational video series
0:14.0	but why Adventures Northeast Nature.
0:30.0	This is But Why a Podcast for Curious Kids from Vermont Public.
0:42.0	I'm Jane Lindholm. On this show we take questions
0:45.0	from curious kids just like you and we find answers.
0:48.0	Today we're answering questions about what happens
0:52.0	as we get older.
0:54.0	Why does old people's hair turn white?
0:58.0	My name is Shepard and I live in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada,
1:03.0	and I'm six years old.
1:05.0	My name is Conceil. I'm 10 years old. I live Miami, Florida.
1:09.0	And my question is, why do people shrink when they're old?
1:12.0	My name is Indiana. I'm five years old
1:15.0	and I live in medicine, Texas.
1:18.0	While old people always tired.
1:20.0	So first of all, we're getting older all the time.
1:23.0	I mean, you are older now than you were
1:26.0	when I started this sentence.
1:28.0	But often when people talk about older adults or old people,
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