The real reason people have gotten taller

[yue]

Yearlong supplies of freggies. Used to be that the body only had excess nutrients in the warmer season. Now growth occurs over 2x the time.

 

[Megfish21]

yeah and also people have better conditions ie. a big one is they get to sleep longer and more comfortably so their GH increases

Plus people don't have to hunt so their body's not on survival mode more adventure mode all the time that also increases resource allocation towards growth.

 

[n9wiff]

And being less sick

People used to be sick 24/7 back then

In the 1100s it was so hard finding clean water that Eurobvlls just started drinking beer because it was more sterile

@ey88 @cromagnon

 

[Cyrus]

soon the main cause will be natural selection

 

[Stewart]

yeah and also people have better conditions ie. a big one is they get to sleep longer and more comfortably so their GH increases

Plus people don't have to hunt so their body's not on survival mode more adventure mode all the time that also increases resource allocation towards growth.

Hunter gathers were 5'11-6'1 on average, but the average dropped significantly after grains were introduced as the primary source of nutrients in a common person's diet, as people stop being malnourished over generations they return to their natural height of 5'11-6'1, usually if someone is significantly taller then this it is due to a problem with hormone secretion that's why a lot of people who are giants have deformed faces because physiologically they are not meant to be that tall