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No denying thatThat doesn't make a lot of sense due to the sole fact that the average height is increasing and has been increasing for the past millennia
Now sure you could maybe try to attribute this to the factor of the environment improving thus making it easier for people to fulfil their genetic potential
But we know that height is highly heritable, having a heritability rate of around 0.8. Meaning, tall people have tall children, small people have small children etc
Put 1+1 together and you come the conclusion that the average height is increasing because people who are taller than average are having more children
This theory has also been proved by multiple studies, one being this which explains why the dutch are so tall
- For men, there was a curvilinear effect of height on reproductive success, with taller than average men producing both a larger number of ever born children and more surviving children