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5. Elizabeth Dibicki 6’3″
There’s one simple reason for human beings growing longer than their ancestors: nutrition. Forget the evolutionary advantages to size for a moment, and remember that our squat, tiny grandparent grandparents thought lard was healthy. The Spartans used to leave babies out on a hillside overnight if it didn’t look tough enough. If they came back and the baby was alive, they kept it. A hearty baby, deserving of love.
Eating vegetables, not dying in infancy… these are some of the many reasons kids get bigger faster with every generation. In Bryson’s book The Body, a myth is put to rest about early pubescence. It’s not hormones in chicken that’s causing kids to “grow up faster,” but the simple fact that humans react to their caloric intake. In the past, if you weren’t getting enough to eat, your brain told your body it wasn’t ready for a growth spurt. Now, kids are eating enough to survive and thrive, so their bodies enter puberty earlier than previous generations. the early and longer the growth period, the taller you could get!
There’s one simple reason for human beings growing longer than their ancestors: nutrition. Forget the evolutionary advantages to size for a moment, and remember that our squat, tiny grandparent grandparents thought lard was healthy. The Spartans used to leave babies out on a hillside overnight if it didn’t look tough enough. If they came back and the baby was alive, they kept it. A hearty baby, deserving of love.
Eating vegetables, not dying in infancy… these are some of the many reasons kids get bigger faster with every generation. In Bryson’s book The Body, a myth is put to rest about early pubescence. It’s not hormones in chicken that’s causing kids to “grow up faster,” but the simple fact that humans react to their caloric intake. In the past, if you weren’t getting enough to eat, your brain told your body it wasn’t ready for a growth spurt. Now, kids are eating enough to survive and thrive, so their bodies enter puberty earlier than previous generations. the early and longer the growth period, the taller you could get!
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14 March 2024
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