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Kristina Thompson,, ,Bjorn Quanjer, and ,The Conversation

How The Netherlands Became The Tallest Nation In The World

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Studying the history of a country or region’s physical health is challenging, as consistently collected indicators of health are hard to come by. However, our recent study looked at the clear link between a population’s health and one simple, widely recorded piece of information – body height.

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