Just 2.5 inches more in height may bring a big reduction in heart-disease risk, according to a new study in which scientists tested a decades-old rumor they had treated as a joke.
The study looked at 200,000 people worldwide, and found that just a couple of inches could reduce the risk of heart disease by 13.5 percent. Read more at the New York Times.
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Height is a marker for at least two factors – ethnic background and childhood nutrition, especially childhood nutrition. Children who don’t have adequate food grow up shorter than those who do, and this could conceivably translate into later heart disease.
I grew up with all the nutrition one would ever need. Clean water, fresh air, the deal afforded to a modern American. I’m 5’7″. Now what?