Why are Europeans / American so tall?

[miri]

Originally posted by: Reck
average height for males in america is 5' 9". that's not very tall...

If you look at just white american males its closer to 5'11

 

[OrganizedChaos]

to match our incredibly large "packages" of course

 

[LS20]

aside from these anecdotes and guesses, google "Allen's rule" and "Bergman's rule"

 

[Agnostos Insania]

Originally posted by: Coquito
I always ate everything on my plate. I always drank my milk. I ran, played sports, yet I stopped growing around 16. 5'4" if I stretch. Most of the guys in my family are at least 2-3 inches taller.🙁

Me too. However I was diagnosed recently with "underactive thyroid gland syndrome' or something. The thyroid controls many things, including growth, and I'm a good 4" shorter than every other male in my extended family. Some of the women are even taller than me, grr....
Have you had your blood tested recently? I wasn't expecting any problems and it turns out many different levels were out of whack because my thyroid was essentially in stasis.
<-- 100% White and 5"9'.

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: Coquito
I always ate everything on my plate. I always drank my milk. I ran, played sports, yet I stopped growing around 16. 5'4" if I stretch. Most of the guys in my family are at least 2-3 inches taller.🙁

Ha I'm 16 and 5'4 and I always eat right and excercise. Genetics? Who knows.

 

[Toonces]

Bovine Growth Hormoe FTW

 

[KMFJD]

I was born and lived in Holland for the first 7 years of my life, everyone there that was born after me it seems is taller than me, i am 6'1 , my younger brothers are 6'0 and 5'10 (and growing) they where born in Canada. I would have to say it has a lot to do with the diet and physical activity levels, they bike everywhere in Holland.

 

[franksta]

What we lack in the intelligence department we more than make up for in physical stature.

 

[Compton]

Originally posted by: Mardeth

Originally posted by: Soccerman06
I knew someone who was 8'7" tall. He actually worked at the local Sam's Club as a greeter. He had Gigantism, and died a few years ago when he was only 19.

I say BS. That would be close to the tallest man in the world. And besides, todays medicine can control excess growth. I cant imagine him not treating it since it would mean sure death.

It would mean death?

Well he did say the guy died. 😕

 

[WildHorse]

 

[mitmot]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
the asian girls that grow up in the states have bigger racks than their counterparts in asia.

qft

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: misle

Originally posted by: kalster
why are so many americans overweight

Large quantities of food available/cheap and a sedementary lifestyle.

LOL...sedementary.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: scott
Nutrition.

Hormones in environment. One example: some meds don't break down after flushing, eventually get into the water table, ending up again in your glass of water.

Maybe chemical treatment/irridation of some food & milk products leave residue that stimulate pituitary.

I'll ignore the other ridiculous claims, and focus on one: Irradiation.

Please explain, in detail, how irradiation of foods leaves a "residue" or in any way can have a glandular effect on one who eats irradiated food.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: UNESC0
Bovine Growth Hormoe FTW

Somatotropin and somatropin both refer to growth hormone (GH), a protein hormone produced by the mammalian pituitary. The genes for GH, the amino acid sequence of the peptides, the receptor genes, and the receptor structures are recognizably homologous, though cross-species differences are significant enough to prevent most cross-species effects (i.e. bST does not "work" in humans).

Even your own link makes you a fool.

bST has no effect in humans. None.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: scott
Nutrition.

Hormones in environment. One example: some meds don't break down after flushing, eventually get into the water table, ending up again in your glass of water.

Maybe chemical treatment/irridation of some food & milk products leave residue that stimulate pituitary.

I'll ignore the other ridiculous claims, and focus on one: Irradiation.

Please explain, in detail, how irradiation of foods leaves a "residue" or in any way can have a glandular effect on one who eats irradiated food.

Magic. Combination of Voodoo and Black. There are studies, I just can't find them on google right now.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: scott
Nutrition.

Hormones in environment. One example: some meds don't break down after flushing, eventually get into the water table, ending up again in your glass of water.

Maybe chemical treatment/irridation of some food & milk products leave residue that stimulate pituitary.

I'll ignore the other ridiculous claims, and focus on one: Irradiation.

Please explain, in detail, how irradiation of foods leaves a "residue" or in any way can have a glandular effect on one who eats irradiated food.

Magic. Combination of Voodoo and Black. There are studies, I just can't find them on google right now.

:laugh:

 

[WildHorse]

Originally posted by: Amused

I'll ignore the other ridiculous claims, and focus on one: Irradiation.

Please explain, in detail, how irradiation of foods leaves a "residue" / effect or in any way can have a glandular effect on one who eats irradiated food.

No.

I don't like the pugnacious tenor of your posts. You called me ridiculous and a fool.

Go do your own friggin research.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: scott

Originally posted by: Amused

I'll ignore the other ridiculous claims, and focus on one: Irradiation.

Please explain, in detail, how irradiation of foods leaves a "residue" / effect or in any way can have a glandular effect on one who eats irradiated food.

No.

I don't like the tenor of your posts, which reflect a pugnacious attitude.

Go do your own friggin research.

Now that takes the cake for the most pathetic cop-out in AT history.

Why in the world would you spread FUD on subjects you obviously know nothing about?

 

[WildHorse]

Originally posted by: Amused

Now that takes the cake for the most pathetic cop-out in AT history.

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None of your irradiated cake for me, thank you. Buzz off.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: UNESC0
Bovine Growth Hormoe FTW

Somatotropin and somatropin both refer to growth hormone (GH), a protein hormone produced by the mammalian pituitary. The genes for GH, the amino acid sequence of the peptides, the receptor genes, and the receptor structures are recognizably homologous, though cross-species differences are significant enough to prevent most cross-species effects (i.e. bST does not "work" in humans).

Even your own link makes you a fool.

bST has no effect in humans. None.

yes theres a reason why baseball players inject the hormones in the butt. u can't eat em!!! meh.....and cow hormone is cow hormone....it makes cows grow, not humans

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

What about milk? Asians pretty much avoid it 100%, right? Maybe, despite the fact that they get calcium from other sources, there's something about milk that they're missing.

I know when I went through a huge growth spurt in high school I was craving and drinking tons of milk.

*shrug*

Probably really just genetics or whatever, but kind of an odd correlation.

 

[getbush]

Originally posted by: misle

Originally posted by: kalster
why are so many americans overweight

Large quantities of food available/cheap and a sedementary lifestyle.

sedIment

sedentary

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Take a look at the Danes.

No doubt.. They are a TALL BUNCH.

I am 6', and when I was in Amsterdam I had to stand on my tip-toes just to piss in the uranal.. I had never felt short in my life until I went there.

 

[mitmot]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
What about milk? Asians pretty much avoid it 100%, right? Maybe, despite the fact that they get calcium from other sources, there's something about milk that they're missing.

I know when I went through a huge growth spurt in high school I was craving and drinking tons of milk.

*shrug*

Probably really just genetics or whatever, but kind of an odd correlation.

Why would asians avoid milk? lol

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: UNESC0
Bovine Growth Hormoe FTW

Somatotropin and somatropin both refer to growth hormone (GH), a protein hormone produced by the mammalian pituitary. The genes for GH, the amino acid sequence of the peptides, the receptor genes, and the receptor structures are recognizably homologous, though cross-species differences are significant enough to prevent most cross-species effects (i.e. bST does not "work" in humans).

Even your own link makes you a fool.

bST has no effect in humans. None.

yes theres a reason why baseball players inject the hormones in the butt. u can't eat em!!! meh.....and cow hormone is cow hormone....it makes cows grow, not humans

The receptors are signifigantly different. So much so that even injected, bST has no effect on humans. None.