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Over many generations, better nutrition and lower disease have led to people becoming taller.
Poor nutrition and illness can limit human growth, so long-term improvements in living conditions are often reflected in increases in average height.
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How Human Height Has Changed Over Time — And What Might Be Behind It
Changes in average height in a population say a lot about how nongenetic factors can affect human development. GigaCalculator examined data from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration to see how average height has changed globally over time.
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