It’s amazing how much taller people are than 100 years ago
People in most of the world have gotten significantly taller in the past century.
A network of health scientists known as the Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), released a study ranking height around the world for men and women. The study looked at height differences for 18-year-olds born in 1896 versus 1996 in 187 countries.
Lead scientist Majid Ezzati told BBC News that while some of these changes can be explained by genes, "variations across the world are largely environmental." That means people are getting taller because of better healthcare, sanitation, and nutrition.
Topping the list, women in South Korea have grown an average of 9 inches taller and men in Iran have grown an average of 6 inches taller.
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