Why are elderly people always cold?

Answer 1

Whenever it gets cold everybodys feet and hands start to get cold before the rest of the body. The brain knows that sometimes a body part gets so cold its useless. The brain knows that the body can live without hands or feet, but it needs the rest of the body to survive.

Answer 2

The thyroid or the thermo-regulator of the body tends to function lesser as one ages. The aging effect also affects the diencephalon hemisphere of the hind brain thus causing the temperature sensitivity to fluctuate. These are the reasons that cause the old people to be more sensitive to cold weather.

Answer 3

They have bad blood circulation, so their extremes (fingers, toes) feel cold, or they are so skinny and frail that they have no body fat to keep them warm.

Answer 4

They generally have poorer blood flow than younger people, which results in them being colder.

Answer 5

LESS BODY FAT, METABOLISM and they are in the dying process, cellular, brain function.

Answer 6

Poor circulation is often the culprit in this instance.