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Poor diet: Children 20cm shorter as a result, analysis says

November 8, 2020 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

By Smitha Mundasad, published in bbc.com

Poor diets for school-age children may contribute to an average height gap of 20cm (7.9in) between the tallest and shortest nations, an analysis suggests.

It reports that in 2019 the tallest 19-year-old boys lived in the Netherlands (183.8cm or 6ft) and the shortest lived in Timor Leste (160.1cm or 5ft 3in).

Meanwhile the UK’s global height ranking fell, with 19-year-old boys being 39th tallest in 2019 (1.78m or 5ft 10in) from 28th tallest in 1985.

The study appears in The Lancet.

Read more here: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54828544?fbclid=IwAR0Fn9YqT5zQsf7vX35dojo_KwIES4_5YK8RlgPMCCtKKhmndXx9WSnqoks

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  1. sally asquith says

    November 9, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    Another great article, Krisi, thanks so much for posting!

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