– Why did people get taller over time? I was listening to a podcast today and they said the average height for a man at the time they were talking about was 5ft
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Not sure the time period you mean. Prehistoric humans were as tall as well-fed humans today. Then we discovered farming and started a 12,000 year journey of malnutrition that resulted in us being poorly fed. Living mostly on one or two foods leads to short people. Once you start eating a variety of foods again in ample quantities, especially enough protein, you get tall people again. That’s why immigrants to the US are 5’, but their grandchildren are 5’10”.
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