Poor diet affects height The average height gap among teenagers is as high as 20 cm

China News Service, November 6th.

According to the report, this study was published in the medical journal "The Lancet" and was carried out by researchers at Imperial College London

The team analyzed more than 2,000 studies from 1985 to 2019, involving data on more than 65 million children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 19

Among them, the average height gap between 19-year-old boys in various countries and regions can reach 20 cm or more

The study found that in 2019, 19-year-old boys in the Netherlands, Montenegro, Estonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina had the highest average height, while boys in East Timor, Laos and Papua New Guinea had the shortest average height; 19-year-old girls in the Netherlands, Montenegro, Denmark and Iceland, The average height is the highest, and the average height of girls in Guatemala, Bangladesh, Nepal and East Timor is the shortest

In addition, the study also looked at the body weight index (BMI)

According to reports, although researchers acknowledge that genes play an important role in children's height and weight, they also said that when it comes to the health of the entire population, nutrition and the environment are still key factors

Researchers believe that global nutrition policies mainly focus on children under 5 years of age, but research shows that more attention needs to be paid to the growth of older children and adolescents