America is getting shorter

[jmyrlefuller]

https://www.wivb.com/news/national/us-adults-arent-getting-taller-but-still-putting-on-pounds/1669279301#

Overall, the average height for men actually fell very slightly over the past decade. There was no change for women.

The average U.S. adult is overweight and just a few pounds from obese, thanks to average weight increases in all groups — but particularly whites and Hispanics.

One factor may be the shift in the country’s population. There’s a growing number of Mexican-Americans, and that group tends to be a little shorter, said one of the report’s authors, Cynthia Ogden of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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[Applewood]

Good!  Maybe eventually, I'll be able to buy clothes that don't drag on the ground.  (I'm 5' 3")