Tall order: How good nutrition, exercise and enough sleep can help kids grow


  • Family
  • Sunday, 23 Jun 2024

Parents should monitor their child's height to ensure optimal growth. — Photos: 123rf

FOR decades, it was an accepted truth that Asians are shorter than Americans and Europeans.

But in 2016, a study produced a global height database and showed how the world population has grown in the last century. Interestingly, countries have different growth rates, proving that genetics isn’t a singular factor that determines height.

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