why does your hair fall out when you get older?

Question: why does your hair fall out when you get older?
- Keywords:
  ageing,
  hair
Asked by Hansypansy to Theresia on 12 Nov 2014.
- Theresia Mina answered on 12 Nov 2014:
  
  Hair falls all the time, ever since we’re young. It may appear that the older people lose more hair, but what actually happens is that they do not grow them back whereas younger people still have the capability to re-grow their hair 🙂

Question: why does your hair fall out when you get older?