Yep. I looked it up as read it.
So interesting.
Goes to show how fragile the upbringing of children can be.
I don’t feel so bad being that nervous helicopter Mom, now.
My surgeon explained that the normal cause of shrinking is that the joints in your legs and back lose the filler in between and get closer to each other. In the worst case they end up rubbing against each other, causing pain. It’s why knee replacement surgery is such big business.
that is actually an interesting case … once one country, with (I assume) same height between northeners and southeners, how are things today?
That case would be fairly helpful in a “genetics vs. environmental factors” debate.
I accompanied my teenage daughter to a medical procedure (broken wrist) … the bone doctor (traumatólogo in spanish) mentioned that 99% of the girls reach their terminal height 2 years after their first menstruation - and do not grow after that.
… in america …
can other nations pipe in as well, but I heard knee-replacements (on a wider, statistically relevant scale) here for the first time - from 'merican posters.
I don’t know or have heard of anybody in my wider environment (family, friends, work colleagues,…) of a knee replacement … (geography: central europe and S-LatAm)
I assume, obesity levels play a role here …?
'merican?
What is that?
Knee replacement has helped 1000s who are not obese. Sometimes they have arthritis and are in horrible pain everyday. Were, still wanna be, active and productive.
So what if they are fat?
They don’t deserve to be in pain all the time. New knees and maybe they can get in shape.
I don’t dismiss peoples pain because of body type or location in the Americas.
North, Central or South.
hmm that wasn’t the study I was reading about.
Apologies, I wasn’t aware that there was more than one such study
Something unmentioned so far in this thread (I think) is medication limiting growth. I think there is good evidence that SSRIs can limit growth, and some other medications, too. Some people are concerned that stimulants used to treat ADHD may limit growth, but in that case it seems to be people diagnosed with ADHD are just on average shorter.
My understanding, from researching things on my daughter’s height, is that for female bodies the main growth spurt is from the onset of puberty to menarche. After that growth will slow down, with maybe 2-5 inches of additional growth after menarche. That is still quite a bit, but is probably only 25-33% of total growth from the start of puberty to full height.
Bodies are all different, so “but I knew someone who” does not invalidate the general trends, it just proves you know someone who is not in the center of the distribution.
My daughter started puberty around 10, which is typical, and has gone from the 3rd percentile in height to the 20th. That gain probably represents growing past the girls who have not yet started puberty. They are no longer the shortest in the class, but my guess is by 8th grade they will be back to being shortest.
Who are you yelling at?
I wasn’t aware I was yelling.
I just hate to see regular everyday Americas lumped in with 'merican or worse 'murrican.
Not nearly everyone is like that. They’re just louder and ruder.
It was @Al128 who said it.
Just sayin’
I read 2 or 3 studies.
Seems it is a phenomenon.
It may be the truth. I couldn’t tell.
I am sure genetics is mostly the answer. I had four siblings, one older brother and three older sisters. My Mom was about 4’10" My Dad was short also.
As for me, I am 5’5" tall and I weigh 200 lbs. In my family, I am the tall, slender one…