FitChick Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Interesting article. I guess pregnant women need to plan ahead if they want taller kids. Link to post Share on other sites
Titanwolf Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Correlation doesn't equal causation. I'm short because of my genetics (and I'm the tallest in my family). Link to post Share on other sites
EasyHeart Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Height is pretty obviously mostly about genetics. And nutrition, if for some reason you were malnourished as a child. Link to post Share on other sites
ThaWholigan Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Meh, my father is 5 foot 9, mother is 5 foot 5, Maternal Grandparents were 5 foot 9 and 4 foot 10, Paternal grandparents are 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 6. My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Link to post Share on other sites
Titanwolf Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Meh, my father is 5 foot 9, mother is 5 foot 5, Maternal Grandparents were 5 foot 9 and 4 foot 10, Paternal grandparents are 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 6. My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Our height is guided by genetics, but there are other factors in play such as environment and nutrition. Pardon the pun but, the article fell short of any conclusive evidence and IMO, the article is junk (Yahoo is notorious for posting junk anyway). 2 Link to post Share on other sites
somedude81 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Yeah, this is very possible for what happened to me. Though I think another part of it was that my paternal grandfather was also 5'6. Maternal grandfather 6'2. Paternal grandfather 5'6 Dad 5'10 Me 5'6 So I guess I have my paternal grandfather and my mom to blame for making me a runt. Link to post Share on other sites
FryFish Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Your mom cheated on your father with a basketball player... any nba teams in your area? Link to post Share on other sites
Emilia Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 We are pretty consistent with height in my family (though one of my uncles is slightly shorter than the rest of his siblings, his son is shorter too, his daugther is quite tall) and I come from a relatively poor country originally. Where I'm from we are reasonably homogeneous in build. I'd say it's mainly genetics. Link to post Share on other sites
Emilia Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Meh, my father is 5 foot 9, mother is 5 foot 5, Maternal Grandparents were 5 foot 9 and 4 foot 10, Paternal grandparents are 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 6. My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Your siblings are closer to your parents' height though, aren't they? Link to post Share on other sites
123321 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Meh, my father is 5 foot 9, mother is 5 foot 5, Maternal Grandparents were 5 foot 9 and 4 foot 10, Paternal grandparents are 5 foot 8 and 5 foot 6. My height is 6 foot 3. Genetics don't really add up there.... Misattributed paternity. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
IcedEarth Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 My grandfather was 6'3'' and my cousin is 6'7'', 6'6'', 6'5'' and 6'3''. I'm 5'10'' because I'm adopted, but my biological father was 6'2'' and my biological mother was 5'3''. So my height is roughly in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites
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