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<blockquote data-quote="werk" data-source="post: 2240246" data-attributes="member: 29663">I work for GE medical systems in their bone mineral density group, so I thought I'd chime in.We are generally working with women, so my info only applies to human females (caucasian).&nbsp; An average 125# person has ~6# of bone mass.This is only the bone mass, not water or lean tissue like marrow or periosteum or anything 'soft'.Bone mineral density is largely determined by resistance, that is, strong people have stronger and therefore heavier bones than weaker or hypokinetic people...that is...a large person that is very active would have much more bone mass than an equally&nbsp; large person that is fairly inactive.As you grow older, your bone size increases while the mass remains the same or decreases, so you have an exponential decline in density, and therefore, bone strength.&nbsp; I am not talking about your bones getting bigger, like at puberty from growth, but rather the continual restructuring that goes on throughout life.I don't know how this would apply to magical beasts or fantasy creatures.&nbsp; Seems like it would be very hard to come up with a standard equation that works across-the-board.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="werk, post: 2240246, member: 29663"] I work for GE medical systems in their bone mineral density group, so I thought I'd chime in. We are generally working with women, so my info only applies to human females (caucasian). An average 125# person has ~6# of bone mass. This is only the bone mass, not water or lean tissue like marrow or periosteum or anything 'soft'. Bone mineral density is largely determined by resistance, that is, strong people have stronger and therefore heavier bones than weaker or hypokinetic people...that is...a large person that is very active would have much more bone mass than an equally large person that is fairly inactive. As you grow older, your bone size increases while the mass remains the same or decreases, so you have an exponential decline in density, and therefore, bone strength. I am not talking about your bones getting bigger, like at puberty from growth, but rather the continual restructuring that goes on throughout life. I don't know how this would apply to magical beasts or fantasy creatures. Seems like it would be very hard to come up with a standard equation that works across-the-board. [/QUOTE]

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