Why are Americans getting shorter?

Average height in the U.S. has been in decline since about 1980. What’s causing that, and why does it matter?

Why are we getting taller as a species?

Why are Americans getting shorter?

Fewer new households are forming since the recession - The Washington Post

Honey, I Shrunk The Nation! New Study Shows Americans Are Getting Shorter

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Massive Study Looks At How Heights Around The World Have Changed Over The Past Century : Goats and Soda : NPR

Americans are SHRINKING: Data shows men and women are up to half an inch shorter now than they were in the 1980s

Americans are now shorter — especially in these professions

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Americans are SHRINKING: Data shows men and women are up to half an inch shorter now than they were in the 1980s

Americans aren't getting taller, but are getting heavier - CBS News

Eric Way on LinkedIn: Very often we are tempted to take shortcuts with our language, but when we…