Fat is an essential part of a senior's diet. Whether your elder needs to gain weight or even suffers from dry skin, nails, and hair, fat is definitely their friend. Gram for gram, fat has the most calories compared to the other macronutrientsâprotein and carbohydrates.
The average weight of an adult human kidney is approximately one-quarter pound. Each kidney is approximately 4 inches long, 2.5 inches wide, and 1.5 inches thick. The kidney receives about 20 percent of the blood coming from the heart each time it beats.
Urine creatinine (24-hour sample) values can range from 500 to 2000 mg/day. Results depend on your age and amount of lean body mass. Another way of expressing the normal range for test results is: 14 to 26 mg per kg of body mass per day for men. 11 to 20 mg per kg of body mass per day for women.