Controversy regarding the metabolism and excretion of d-lactate in mammals exists in the literature. Conventional opinion is that d-lactate is not well metabolized by mammals and is excreted mainly in the urine (11,13,21â25).
Around three million parents still have their grown-up children living with them at home, a report revealed yesterday. The survey shows the average age of the children, dubbed âfailed fledglingsâ, is 27 â although some are in their forties.
The average age of a first-time house buyer has risen to 35, up from 28 just a decade ago, due to rising house prices and reduced levels of savings, research has found. The age at which the average prospective buyer expects to buy their first home is 35 years old, according to a survey by Post Office Mortgages. This compares to 28 years old ten years ago, and 30 years old five years ago. The Post Office said that in the early 1960s the average age was 24.