Sunday, September 1, 2013

Bigger and healthier: European men grow 11cm in a century

Workers cross London Bridge, with Tower Bridge seen behind, during the morning rush hour in London By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The average height of European men grew by a surprising 11 centimeters from the early 1870s to 1980, reflecting significant improvements in health across the region, according to new research published on Monday. Contrary to expectations, the study also found that average height accelerated in the period spanning the two World Wars and the Great Depression, when poverty, food rationing and hardship of war might have been expected to limit people's growth. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/bigger-healthier-european-men-grow-11cm-century-232133962.html

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