On average, taller people score slightly higher on IQ tests than shorter people, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS Genetics. If you tower over your neighbors, those findings may add inches to your ego. But don’t let height go to your head! Studies have linked both tallness and shortness to aContinue reading “Weird Facts about Tall and Short People by Lisa Collier Cool”
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Height predisposes one to cancer (tall) and (short) heart disease, stroke, Alzheimers and Diabetes
Tall people: Cancer A new study suggests that taller women have a heightened risk for cancer, the No. 2 killer of U.S. women. The study, published today in the Journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, found that taller women were more likely to develop cancers of the breasts, ovaries, kidneys, thyroid, endometrium, colon and rectum.Continue reading “Height predisposes one to cancer (tall) and (short) heart disease, stroke, Alzheimers and Diabetes”