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Taller people do not typically experience lower back pain nor suffer a hip fracture. One possible reason why taller individuals are more likely to sustain a hip fracture is that they tend to have a higher center of gravity. Not only are tall individuals more prone to falling, but they hit the ground with greater force if they do fall.
Fremont, CA: The average man in the U.S. stands about 5 feet 9 inches, while a woman's average height is about 5 feet 4 inches. If you are taller or shorter than average, you may find a few pros and cons of your size. And that is also true about your health. It has not been shown that height causes health problems, but research illustrates that it may make you more or less likely to have specific issues. Cancer Recent research shows that below-average height brings you lower chances of getting specific types of cancer. For example, a study conducted in Europe and North America with more than 100,000 women revealed that shorter women are relatively not likely to get ovarian cancer. Another involving over 9,000 British men aged between 50 and 69 found that the lower risk for prostate cancer had been associated with shorter men. Diabetes Your height is associated with how easily you might develop type 2 diabetes. Based on more than 6,000 adults who were followed for over five years, scientists feel that tall people face fewer chances of experiencing it. The relationship between the two is yet to be realized. Still, scientists have hypothesized that short heights are markers for low nutrition or other metabolic disorders during gestation or early childhood. Heart Disease Scientists do not know why, but people shorter than 5 feet 3 inches have about a 50 percent greater chance of getting coronary heart disease than people who stand at or above 5 feet 8 inches. Theories say it could be because of inadequate nutrition and infections before birth or in childhood that impact growth. Some predict it has to do with your genes, which determine your height and your potential for heart problems later in life. Stroke This occurs when blood flow to a portion of your brain is blocked. Tall people are less likely to have one, and so on, if they are also at a healthy weight. This link may be due to nutrition and other health-related things that occur in childhood that affect how tall one is.
