A new study has revealed the surprising trend of Americans getting shorter, in addition to heavier, with a focus on the analysis of data from the National Health Interview Survey and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
The study reveals a decline in the height of American men and women, with potential factors including self-reported heights, immigration, aging, and societal biases favoring taller individuals in certain professions.
“Data showed that overreporting of height increased over time in both men and women,” the authors wrote, “while underreporting of weight increased in men but not women.” (Trending: Devastating News For Hunter Biden After Defying Subpoena)
University of Munich economics professor John Komlos highlighted the impact of modern medicine and birth year on determining height.
“To pinpoint when everything changed, Komlos suggested that we focus on charting native-born people in prime ages (20 to 49) by birth year. Genetics play a supporting role, but the world you were born into really determines your height,” the report read.
“Americans were the tallest in the world by the 1800s, propelled by abundant land and cheap food.”
“But today, access to modern medicine does more to determine height than do natural resources.”
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