is there such a thing as being big boned, or are all bone structures equall in density?

Answer 1

The size of your bones (denser does not = bigger, rather the same sized bone would be heavier) would be depend on the size you were as a growing child and adolescent developing the bones of your skeleton. Bones can keep regenerating past this time, but are more inclined to degenerate due to hormonal influences and lifestyle.
If you grew quite tall and carried an excess amount of weight while you were growing it is quite easy to get big bones. If you were short and scrawny your bones won't be spectacularly large. Some people will never be able to look like Kate Moss no matter how little fat they end up carrying, because they were large as kids. There is some genetic link too I think although it is probably due to inheriting a low metabolism

Answer 2

Bones do have different densities, even at different times during development; note all the products available to help women maintain their bone density and fight osteoporosis later in life. A person can also be big-boned, such as women who are the same height but have drastically different measurements at non-fatty areas such as the wrist.

Answer 3

Big bones started as an excuse for women who weighed more than they and others thought was "ideal". Actually they are just fat, not necessarily bigger.

So I asked one of them, "What? Are your bones bigger than mine?"

As it turns out, that can be the case. Not everyone's skeleton is the same size. Obviously. So a bigger woman could actually have a bigger skeleton and bigger bones.

Actually healthy bones are more dense than older, less healthy bones. Old women typically have weaker bones and this is caused by less density.

Answer 4

The two adjectives "big-boned" and "dense" are not synomous with each other. Birds that fly have rather light bones, regardless of their size.

Answer 5

size does not affect density as long as it is the same substance, and because of this, yes, all bones have the same density.

Answer 6

My understanding is that current terminology uses the words "small, medium, or large frame" to describe body size. If you go to websites that help you find out your BMI, they will tell you how to figure out your frame and what weight range is appropriate.

Answer 7

people are classified by big boned by looking at kids their own age and determining if they are much larger than those kids.