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Tallest male and female - ketchim - 07-26-2016
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Re: Tallest male and female - ketchim - 07-26-2016
When it comes to height, Dutch men and Latvian women tower over all other
nationalities, a study reveals..
Americans have tumbled down the rankings. Back in 1914,
they had the third tallest men and fourth tallest women on the planet.
Today they are in 37th and 42nd place. :-[
Re: Tallest male and female - ketchim - 07-26-2016
Belle. my future son in law is Dutch Afrikaan ancestry : at 6 foot 6
My daughter is 5 foot 5 ::LOL::
just to clarify !
Re: Tallest male and female - mapoui - 07-26-2016
dat is tall ::confused:: ::confused:: ::confused::
dat is not tall. 6.6. dat is short. weh you get all ah dat from ::confused:: ::confused:: ::confused::
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Re: Tallest male and female - ketchim - 07-26-2016
In the UK, the sexes have gone up virtually in parallel by about 11cm (4in).
"Mr Average" in Britain is now 178cm (5ft 10in) tall;
Ms Average stands at 164cm (5ft 5in).
Re: Tallest male and female - ketchim - 07-26-2016
The height charts are now utterly dominated by European countries, but the data
would suggest that growth trends in general in the West have largely levelled out.
The smallest men on the planet are to be found in East Timor (160cm; 5ft 3in).
Re: Tallest male and female - ketchim - 07-26-2016
I dont get why Americans would be shorter !
too many Asian immigrants :-\
Re: Tallest male and female - mapoui - 07-26-2016
did deh measure people in Africa ::confused::
Re: Tallest male and female - ketchim - 07-26-2016
In fact, in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, average heights have actually fallen
since the 1970s.
Nations like Uganda and Sierra Leone have seen a few centimetres come off
the height of the average man !
Re: Tallest male and female - ketchim - 07-26-2016
"About a third of the explanation could be genes, but that doesn't explain
the change over time. Genes don't change that fast and they don't vary that much
across the world.
So changes over time and variations across the world are largely environmental.
That's at the whole population level versus for any individual whose genes
clearly matter a lot.
" Good standards of healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition were the key driver.." 8)