The tallest Dutch person in the world
Dutch men are the tallest on the planet with an average height of 1.84 m, women average 1.71 m, ranking second in the world in terms of female height.
On the streets of the Netherlands, it is not difficult to see tall people, even over 2 meters. The report was published onVoeding MagazineApril 2019 of the Dutch Dairy Association showed that the average height of Dutch men is 1.84 m, ranking first in the world. Meanwhile, Dutch women have an average height of 1.71 m.
In 150 years, the average height of Dutch people has increased by more than 20 cm. According to scientists, one reason for this phenomenon is natural selection through genetics. The 30-year study on94,500 Dutch people from the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (London) found that tall people have superior stature in the next generation.
In addition, the habit of drinking a lot of milk is considered an important factor in helping to improve the height of Dutch people. Statistics show that Dutch people spend one-sixth of their food expenses on dairy products. Their annual consumption of dairy products is 25% higher than that of British, American and German people.
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Dutch children grow well in height not only because of genetics but also because of a nutritional regimen associated with milk. Photo:TT |
However, it does not mean that the more milk you drink, the taller you will be. Ms. Ingrid Mol, Director of Research and Development, FrieslandCampina Group (Netherlands) noted: "In fact, height growth depends on many factors, drinking milk is just a way to support children to have enough nutrition to develop to the maximum height determined by genes".
According to Ms. Ingrid, children should drink 2-3 cups of fresh milk per day, equivalent to 400-600 ml. In addition to the goal of physical development, milk can improve the vitamin D deficiency caused by urbanization that many urban children face.