Today, we are going to discuss and interesting fact about natural height of people belonging to various social classes. I had always personally wondered about this question and I bet you have thought about it a lot too.
So the question is: Is there a correlation between economic status and height?
The answer is a bit shocking, yes. On average, wealthier people are a few inches taller than poorer people based solely on nutrition. Generations ago, the differences in height between wealthy and poor were even more pronounced since poor people had such horrible diets. The gap in nutrition between wealthy and poor has closed significantly in recent generations but it is still a factor, particularly in 3rd world countries. Yes, the height gap has also closed but has not completely caught up.
Even today, wealthy people are still taller and many experts believe that this can be attributed to genetics. You see, over the years, the wealthier class has built up a genetic height advantage based primarily on their diets.
So you may wonder, why do some wealthy nations such as Japan and other Asian nations still lag in their height? A lot of that has to do with the types of food they traditionally eat. Although the Japanese are still way shorter than Americans and Europeans, they are slowly catching up and growing at a faster rate.
The reason? Their diets are changing. The Japanese have recently passed the Chinese and for
the first time in history they are now taller than the Chinese. And this is directly attributed to the
change in Japanese diet.
Hope you have enjoyed the article, although short, my motive was to uncover this hidden truth to you.
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