What exactly is making these colossal kids so much larger than their parents? A team of scientists may have come up with a surprisingly simple answer.
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04.12.2024, 16:26
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Wealthy people really may be more likely to have children that tower over others.
For research suggests family income is the second strongest indicator in determining how tall we become.
US scientists found that while 70-80 per cent of how tall we become lies with the genes we inherit, the remainder is actually determined by our environment.
Examining data from over 13,000 Americans of Latino and Hispanic descent, they assessed details including their height, socioeconomic upbringing and genetics.
The news comes just days after a family photo posted by Take That singer Gary Barlow set the internet alight — with his son, 24, seen towering over his famous father.
The image led social media users to dig out images of other 'giant' celebrity children — including Bear Grylls' 18 year-old son, Mamaduke, Donald Trump's son Barron Trump, 18, and most recently, Kourtney Kardashian's eldest son, Mason, 14.
Presenting their findings at the American Heart Association Conference in Chicago, the experts from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, said growing up in a wealthier family may trump other contributors.
The team wrote this may indicate 'better nutrition and societal resources to promote growth'.
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