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January 24, 2012 A series of surveys conducted in 1967, 1975, 1985, 1997, and 2005 by the Korean Pediatric Society and Ministry of Health and Welfare show that children are taller now than ever. The final height differences between 1965 and 1997 were 4.5 cm both in boys (168.9 cm in 1965; 173.4 cm in […]
March 3, 2011 Many short children have behavioral problems related to low self esteem due to their height. Will increasing these children’s height increase their self esteem leading to less social problems in the future? Many of these problems only show up during their teen years or even during adulthood likely due to social stressors. […]
February 14, 2011 A new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health appears to show that taller people have less problems with the debilitating disease known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is a limitation of airflow to the lungs that leads to shortness of breath and was the #6 worldwide […]
February 3, 2011 Everyone assumes that if you are a twin, you look the same and are the same height as your brother or sister. This is not entirely true, a new medical study examined 565 pairs of twins and measured their height with their shoes off. They found an 11% variation in height among […]
January 24, 2011 An interesting study from the Journal of Nutrition showed that adolescent girls with lower vitamin D levels did not grow as tall as their classmates. The study looked at people from Turkey where it is common for young girls to wear concealing clothing for religious reasons. The girls who wore the concealing […]
January 22, 2011 Back exercises have long been used to stretch the spine for low back pain, but can these exercises actually increase spine height through stretching? A new study suggests that stretching exercises can increase spine height and thus lead to overall height increase. The study used 20 women and 21 men with an […]
January 19, 2011 A new study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism seems to suggest just that. The study was composed of 90 females ages 16-22 and showed that those with increasing levels of vitamin D were taller than those who had low levels of vitamin D. In the study, approximately 59% of […]
