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 Americans getting shorter? - The Washington Post

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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

Why some nationalities are getting shorter while the rest get taller

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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 are now shorter — especially in these professions

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Adults Have Become Shorter in Many Countries - The New York Times

Policy reasons why Americans' lives are shorter - The Washington Post

Americans are now shorter — especially in these professions