Submitted by [deleted] t3_ys1a6w in askscience
rpsls t1_ivya7di wrote
Reply to comment by CharlesOSmith in Does malnourished parents effect how tall your final adult height would be? by [deleted]
My understanding is that the effect is particularly pronounced on the maternal line— a mothers eggs begin to form in the grandmother’s womb, so direct effects can last 2 generations. But the study I saw talked about “health” and various biological markers, not height… although the two could be linked.
[deleted] OP t1_ivywsyg wrote
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Indemnity4 t1_iw4436y wrote
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Females shorter than expected by ~4.5 cm.
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Males shorter than expected by ~3-4 cm.
Since females on average are shorter than males, the % effect is even greater.
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