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at says on 13/Jun/10
ravno kmetovanje krajih so ljudje majhna, saj se iz različnih food.people ki pijače, mleko veliko in jesti zdravo hrano, so heigher.average odraslih v cro-176cm, split-179cm, Rijeka-179cm, severno cro-172cm, slo-178cm, Črna Gora-180cm, Nederland-181cm, Nemčija-178cm, italija-174cm, france-175cm, so Srbi znan kot nizko ljudi, posebej na severu v stanovanje krajih tudi zaradi standarda življenja, kot so russians.if ljudje živijo in jedo zdravo je lahko 13 cm višje.
at says on 13/Jun/10
in flat farming places are people small,because of diferent food.people who dring milk a lot and eat healthy food are heigher.average adults in cro-176cm,split-179cm,rijeka-179cm,north cro-172cm,slo-178cm,montenegro-180cm,nederland-181cm,germany-178cm,italy-174cm,france-175cm,serbs are known as low people specially in the north in flat places also because of life standard like russians.if people live and eat healthy can be 13cm heigher. sm says on 18/Nov/09
Jitr,
you are correct about height in USA decreasing, especially for women. If the average height of women is 5'4" (as claimed), then you should be seeing roughly equal amounts of 5'7" and 5'1" women. Height follows a normal distribution curve, and these two heights are equally as far from the "median" 5'4". The same would go for the heights of 5'10" and 4'10" (you should be seeing equal amounts, roughly, of these two heights). However, I will be the first to tell you that this is not the case, not even close. MANY women seem to be around 5' or below, whereas I have probably met only 1 woman who was 5'10", in my whole life. 5'7" is not common at all, either, except for maybe men. Also, 5'4" and below is considered a petite pant size. This was probably relegated in the 1960s or 70s and has carried on until today. However, women must have been taller then, because 5'4" and below is pobably 75% of women these days, based on what I have been seeing. So what was once petite is now 75% of women today. I think they need to redo that study on height, because average is CERTAINLY not 5'4" any more. Its cool that someone else has finally noticed this. AleT says on 9/Nov/09
Someone had commented about roman legionnaires findign out just how tall the dutch were. FYI to be Picked as a Legionaaire (Legio derives from the verb "Legere" which means "to pick"...so the roman soldiers were picked men)a man had to be at least 172 cm tall (5'8") which was quite tall for those times. To be a member of the praetorian guard a soldier had to be 182 cms (almost 6 foot)...so a roman soldier was not short at all, on the contrary it was a formidable fighting man who possessed great physical strength and endurance. This is why two legions (10,000 men) made up a typical full roman army and often took on forces 10 times as numerous...and managed to crush them. For Example at the "Battle of Watling Street" queen Boudica and 100,000 britons were annihilated by only 2 legions (10,000 men) and the same happened at Mons Graupius (scotland) where one legion (5,000 men) massacred 80,000 Caledonians (the Scots of the time). what made that possible is that the roman soldiers were all "picked" individuals specifically selected for their physical prowess, while the Britons and caledonians were simply all the warriors in the tribe...... AleT says on 9/Nov/09
One more thing: the main advantage of preparing food at home is that you know EXACTLY what you are eating...
One of the posts below states that the "Dutch are the tallest nation, and the yanks are second". This is incorrect. Montenegro is the Tallest nation and the Dutch are second. Then we have Norway, Sweden and Denmark, Germany and then the Yanks...which these days are within 1 or 2 cms of most other european countries....give or take AleT says on 9/Nov/09
I have to disagree with some of the posts below about the stature of canadians.
According to my sources the average height of Canadian men is 174 cms, for USA it is 176 cms and for UK it is also 176 cms. these are the official statistics for those countries
Click Here AleT says on 9/Nov/09
here is the reference detailing the stature of Italian men. these are data from 1980. The measurements of stature were taken from 18 year olds (not 17 yo as I had said below....my mistake! sorry!).
Click Here Jitr says on 19/Oct/09
Man From India. The young gen growing taller is due to something called the "Cultural Trend" As countries developed better health systems due to advancement in the 50's and 60's (or before) new generations in advanced countries grew taller. This lasted 2-3 generations. Now the cultural trend has stopped in some countries, because health care/food quality has not seen any major leaps in those countries. In some countries the cultural trend started about 30-35 years back. I am 5'10 and I am satisfied with my height coz I am above average but there are quite a few of my height and quite a few men above my height. Women are not extremely tall here and it is not very common to see a women of my height around but it happens a couple of times a month :). In the U.S.A height seems to be decreasing due to excess junk food. AleT says on 14/Aug/09
The Italian official statistics (ISTAT) are very accurate, because every italian male has to go to a health visit at the local military district when 17 years old. So the statistics are based on these data, but remember they are for 17 year old males. So if anything the height is understade because men will still grow after the age of 17. Complete cessation of growth actually occurs at 23-24 years of age, but most of the growth has already occurred by 20 years of age. So I would add 1.5 to 2 cm to the official statistics to get the "true" height of italian males. For 2006 Istat says that Italians (17 yo of course) were 174.49 cms. This I believe to be accurate and based on the actual measurements of ALL ITALIAN 17 yo MALES (Do other countries do such a thorough assessment? I doubt it!). This would make the "true" stature of a 23-24 year old italian man about 176.5 cms. However stature varies by region. The Northeast of Italy (Venetia and Friuly) has the tallest guys (must be at least 179 cms) and the southern part of the country has the shortest (I believe Sardinia's guys are about 172 cms on average). The statistics show however that Italian males were 167 cms in 1947 (so the older population is shorter), reached 172 in the 1980s....and that the average height of males is increasing about 1 cm every ten years....and this process is still going on. It is modern italian food and refrigeration that are clearly responsible. I have lived in the US since 1992 (New York, Florida, California and Now Chicago). I am 175 cms (5'9") and two months ago I went to Italy (Lombardy). I felt short amongst the younger italian generation. In Chicago I believe I am above the average for white americans. In California I am a little shorter than white americans there. If we consider Americans as all the ethnic groups including asians and mexicans....then I am way taller than the average anywhere in America. Christer says on 11/Aug/09
I have been to Padova in Northern Italy, and was almost shocked to see how tall the young generation of Italians were. I am Swedish, and 1.85. Before going to Italy, I had expected to be taller than almost every Italian. I have always heard that Southern Europeans are small and that Scandinavians are very tall. But then I came to Padova. And what was my experience? I found that one out of two in the younger generation (18-25) was TALLER than me, despite of my good height of 185!!! Almost every young man was more than 1,80 tall, and several times in bars I was sourrounded by people taller than me, so that I even felt a little short. Especially the very young, (16-18 years old), tended to be very tall, in fact I think that even more than 50% of them were able to look down at me. I always thought that Scandinavians were much taller than Italians, but this does not seem to be true anymore! In Stockholm, the normal height for a young man would be between 175and 190, and I'mable to look down on two thirds or so, but in Padova it seemed to be more like 180-195,so that I often felt to be a little on the under-average-side. Once I went to a bar, and we were drinking beer at the pavement, so that everyone was standing, I even experienced to be one of the smallest of approax. 20 people there! I think half of them were like 190 tall! For me it was extremely surprising to feel small in comparison with young Italians. When I told the Italians I met that young Swedes are like 180, they didn't believe me, they thought that I was a "small" Swede. But I'm not! I'm tallerthan most young people back in Sweden. To feel small in Italy, sourrounded by guys 5-10 cm taller than me despite of my 185 was quite some surprise! Shikoku says on 18/May/09
finally some recognition for the Groningers Rusty says on 29/Mar/09
I always thought this guy would be a solid 6'2". Arcuato says on 7/Jan/09
Hello guys. I'm 187cm (~6'2") and I can say about my self experience that in netherlands the people are the tallest that I ever saw (I live here long time), first groningen and after that amsterdam. I have been also in belgrade in the last september (no tourist there) and they are not far from dutch, but a "little" less.I travel also to Split but there was impossible to compare because there was many many tourist, but in my opinion in Split they are smaller than in Belgrade. I will go the next summer to croatia again and in this time I will travel to montenegro, but sinceraly I think that they will be equal that in Belgrade (a little bit smaller than in amsterdam). In conclusion: Groningen >= Amsterdam >= Belgrade >= Split (with tourists), and of course that I'm tall (but in the good way) in all the places. What do you think friends? That I have the true and in montenegro the people would be like Belgrade or finally in montenegro live the tallest people (for me now it's in Groningen)? Senna says on 13/Dec/08
I'm 100% dutch and a proud 5'7 girl. And honestly, most of the time I feel tall compared to other girls here. I really don't think that 5'9 is the average height for females in the Netherlands. It is too tall. Most of my female friends are 5'6. Just wanted to let you know:P Jeroen is fantastic by the way! JĂĽrgen says on 30/Nov/08
I am German, and I used to study in Bologna for one year. I was surprised how tall young Italians are. Among the students, most males were more than 185 cm. I know, because I am 185 myself. A lot were like 190. gfab says on 22/Oct/08
Hi Herve, a question on French people. I was some time ago in the south coast of France. People seemed to me rather short. During another trip (near the border with Germany, but don't remember much more) people seemed to me tall enough. How is the distribution of height in France? I guess there are great differences according to which area you consider, as well as in Italy. Thank you. Herve says on 12/Oct/08
I am the French man who made statistics about tall people from the Dinaric Alps (Dalmatia, Herzegovina and Montenegro). My studies are not yet over, but I think that the tallest people in Europe are the Serbs from Trebinje (Herze-govina) and the Montenegrins from Niksic, indeed inhabitants of what was old Montenegro in the past year (the average for young men is 186 cm). Then come the Croats from middle Dalmatia (Split) with 185 cm on average. The question now is to know if the official height of Dutch (184 cm or 185 cm) was taken on students or not. In the first case, it's prooved that the average is taller than among non-students. For sure, if you measure young students from Split, the average will not be 185 cm any more, but 186 or even more. Also if the Dutch's average was got in the north of Netherlands, it is necessarily higher. By the way, the people from eastern north of Italy (Fiume) are descendants of Slav people, which explains they are much taller than in the other parts of Italy. Let me tell you too that French people are also taller and taller (177 - 178 cm today among the youngs). gfab says on 9/Sep/08
Lmeister, it's not possible to apply the average italian height to every area of Italy. Tallest italians are in the north-east, and they are of scandinavian height (about 180cm average that is about 5'11). Shortest ones are in Sardinia (about 172 average). No surprise if Cox met a lot of 6' feet guys in Pisa or taller. Anyway in Toscana (the area of Pisa) the average height, as far as I know, is not 6', that's sure. Lmeister says on 29/Aug/08
What are you smoking Cox??? Young Nortern Italian guys are taller, but the average height for the whole Italy is still a bit below 5ft9... Cox says on 28/Aug/08
Italian average is 1.72? Lol maybe in 1800, they're around 6' I saw that cause I spent 1 year there in Pisa :) |
