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- Linkages between adult height and health, within and across generations, suggest that adult height may be a potential tool for monitoring health conditions and that programs focused on offspring outcomes may consider maternal height as a potentially important influence.
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Feb 29, 2016 · By at least partially representing past health, current health, and future health as well as the impact of environmental conditions over time on cumulative net nutrition, adult height can be used as a marker of long-term progress in global health and development.
- Jessica M. Perkins, S.V. Subramanian, George Davey Smith, Emre Özaltin
- 10.1093/nutrit/nuv105
- 2016
- Nutr Rev. 2016 Mar; 74(3): 149-165.
Jul 25, 2023 · Height measurement in adults fulfills a similar function by indicating the physical health status of individuals. In older adults, it can identify those at risk for osteoporosis and fractures. The World Health Organisation (WHO) growth standards can be used to monitor the physical growth and development of children and infants.
- 2023/07/25
Jul 24, 2023 · Pubertal Development: Changes in height during puberty, such as growth spurts, can indicate normal growth patterns and the onset of sexual maturity. Adult Health: In adulthood, height assessment may have implications for overall health, bone density, and certain medical conditions.
Linkages between adult height and health, within and across generations, suggest that adult height may be a potential tool for monitoring health conditions and that programs focused on offspring outcomes may consider maternal height as a potentially important influence.
Aug 14, 2007 · Adult height is determined by genetic potential and by net nutrition, the balance between food intake and the demands on it, including the demands of disease, most importantly during early childhood.
Aug 14, 2007 · Adult height is determined by genetic potential and by net nutrition, the balance between food intake and the demands on it, including the demands of disease, most importantly during early childhood. Historians have made effective use of recorded heights to indicate living standards, in both health ….
Mar 15, 2010 · The instructions advise on when and how to measure and when a measurement or growth pattern is outside the normal range. The charts include a “look-up” tool for determining the body mass index centile from height and weight centiles without calculation and aid for predicting adult height.
