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Archive for the 'Height Myths' Category

Asians are shorter because they eat too much carbohydrates?

NO. Asians are short, because their genetic pool contains genes that are not high anabolic hormone output. Period. It is the same reason why Asians have smaller skeletal frames (Im not just talking height here, in an interview with the width of the shoulders, the size of their bones, as her wrist, etc.). It is [...]

A strange but reasonable explanation of why big families tend to be short

People from big family with lots of relatives, sisters and brothers are relatively shorter in stature height. You know why? 1 of 1000 young Dutch men is more than 2 meters or 6 feet 6 and half an inch in size Protestants than Catholics, even in a country as small as Holland, there are significant [...]

How much do men and women shrink in height over their life time respectively?

People tend to lose height as they age. This is mostly related to osteoporosis and reduced water content in the disks (so that the distance between each vertebra is reduced). On average, women lose about 2 inches over their lifetime, while men lose about 1 inch. Related PostsAlways possible to increase height and grow taller [...]

Correlation between Height and Gender

As you may have noticed, gender has a significant effect on height: The growth spurt around the time of puberty occurs two years earlier in girls when compared with boys, but the boys tend to be taller when it begins. Most of the average height difference between adult men and women (about 5 inches) relates [...]

Height growth spurt sign – shoe size increase

During the pubertal growth spurt, the hands and feet enlarge before the long bones, so that for many, the first indication that rapid growth is about to begin is an increase in shoe size. Related PostsCorrelation between Height and GenderAs you may have noticed, gender has a significant effect on height: The growth spurt around [...]

Will Coffee Hurt Height?

A well-balanced and appropriate diet maintained throughout childhood in the absence of illness will probably lead to the maximum height possible; beyond that, there is no evidence that enriching a diet with (or avoiding) a particular food will alter the height one is otherwise destined to reach. For example, there is no compelling evidence that [...]