" Tall , dark and handsome," an old Hollywood proverb describes the man you want most, and may be a scientific reality. As a new study shows, heights become even more rare - at least in the United States.
New research shows that height growth in the United States is "shortening." (Source: Vstock LLC / VStock / Getty Images) Research published in the eLife journal shows that Americans are “shortening” while others in the world continue to develop Vertical field restrictions.
analyzed 18.6 million people from 200 different countries born between 1896 and 1996. The results show that as a planet we are becoming higher - mainly due to better nutrition, health and medical advancement - but the height range from country to country. The United States does not look so good.
Over the past century, people from central and southern Europe and Asia have become higher, while populations in parts of Africa and Southeast Asia have experienced little growth. There is no high growth in the United States, but it is particularly noteworthy that we have not grown at the “fast” rate of our past compared to the rest of the world and our history.
For example, 100 years ago, American men ranked third in the world (5 feet 7 inches), and now they are from 37 (5 feet 10 inches). In the same situation, American women are ranked fourth (5 feet 3 inches) in the world, and now they stand at 42 and highest (5 feet 4 inches).
However, what we lost at the height increased the width. The study pointed out that Americans have increased a lot in terms of “body mass index”.
Who is the highest? Although not the highest country, Korean women are the tallest.
Why is the US “short”?
So why don't we keep up with the rest of the world? ? What is it given? Our child's diet may be the culprit.
Although height is a hereditySexual characteristics, but the study pointed out that child nutrition has an impact on adult height. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, considering that child obesity in the United States has more than doubled in the past 30 years, in 2012, one of more than three children and adolescents was overweight or obese, which of course makes sense.
According to Major, id Ezzati, an Imperial College of Medicine professor who conducted the study, recently Latin American immigrants (generally shorter) are not considered to be "smooth" Americans. The culprit. “Immigration is a hypothesis, but the quality and fairness of American nutrition is the cause,” Ezzati said.
tall is a sign of health
If you are a cardamom, there is good news because height is related to health, such as longevity, reducing the risk of diabetes and dementia. In addition, older women are less likely to have complications at birth.
A tall figure is also a sign of intelligence and earning money. For example, men with "high" genes earn $4,175 more per year than men without genes.
If you want to know, H is the highest (and shortest) country in the world:
The country with the highest male:
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Denmark
Country with the highest female:
- Latvia
- Netherlands
- Estonia
[123 ]Czech Republic -
Serbia -
The shortest country:
- East Timor
- [ 123]
Yemen -
Laos
Madagascar-
Malawi -
Guatemala [ 123]
- Philippines
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Emperor-Leste
[123 ] - Have you ever thought about it?
Are you surprised by these results? Will you pay more attention to your child's nutrition? Which height do you think is the most attractive or healthy (man or woman)?
