Thursday, January 17, 2019

Getting Taller

Read the two linked articles below and then using evidence from the article explain why people may be getting taller. 










52 comments:

caitlyn b said...

from studies conducted in industrial England that children born into lower socioeconomic
classes were shorter, on average, than children born into wealthy families.

Anonymous said...

people get taller because their bones are growing along with their muscles, which makes taller.

Kallie W said...

Back then people didn't get to eat because of the war, if you don't eat then you don't grow.

Anonymous said...

People may be growing taller due to evolution and teh fact that we have been growing taller could be because of that.

Abbey Laney said...

Back then people didn't eat as much so they didn't grow, now that people eat more they are taller.

deacon said...

it is environmentally changed

Paige A said...

We are getting taller as a species and also other countries are getting taller childhood nutrition has been the most important factor in allowing humans to increase in height

Olivia said...

ppl are gettin taller bc the food they eat

Trinity said...

People are taller because, the quality food they have

GAVIN said...

People might be getting taller because we have better nutrition meaning we can grow more.

chase said...

they eat food.

chase said...

eat

levi said...

People are getting taller because there is more nutrient rich foods

Amber M. said...

People are getting taller because they have longer lives, and they have better nutrients.

Anonymous said...

Getting Taller as a Species : Humans increased in stature dramatically during the last 150 years, but we have now likely reached the upper limit. The average height of a human man will probably never exceed that of basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, who stands 7 feet and 1 inch tall.

Other Countries getting taller: Each of us has a genetic potential height, so if the nutrients you get in early life
aren’t enough, you don't reach that potential,notes that immigration is high in the Netherlands, and it ranked first in height. The findings agree with earlier studies that included immigrants. Historian John Kolos, published a study in 2007 that excluded immigrants. It also found that the U.S. plateaued earlier—and shorter—than many European countries.

Sara Tracy said...

“Each of us has a genetic potential height, so if the nutrients you get in early life
aren’t enough, you don't reach that potential,”
so if we eat enough nutrients then we will evolve and get taller.

Lexsey D said...

There parents could have had a great great great grandparent that was very tall. or very short. The smaller per son could have had a birth defect.

Aiden toy said...

One of the articles states that immagration could play a role in the change of height.

Skippy PB said...

You Need the right nutrients to do things like grow tall and have rapidly expanding bones and cells.

Anonymous said...

“Each of us has a genetic potential height, so if the nutrients you get in early life
aren’t enough," you don't reach that potential,” people may get taller because of their genes like f the parent has the tall trait of genes and so does the father then the child gets tall because of the mothers and fathers traits. And because if your taller you live longer and grow more and if you eat certain fruits and vegetables it will help you grow.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mh66OVOG2IutSx71rlhkFY9TfzP19B43/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1684jAo0V1vH_D_a595iQm10H0RHdrvLp/view

Bakerman said...

It mostly about the nutrience and there traits

Anonymous said...

“Each of us has a genetic potential height, so if the nutrients you get in early life
aren’t enough, you don't reach that potential.” i think we are getting taller because we are eating more nutrients and we are just evolving taller.

tianna said...

cause their genetics and cause the envierment is changing so they are evoling

Quintin said...

People may be getting taller because the environment, how much nutrients you get and the genes you get from your parents will all determine your hight, like in the article it said “Each of us has a genetic potential height, so if the nutrients you get in early life aren’t enough, you don't reach that potential,”

Grace L. said...

We all have a genetic potential height. If you got a lot of nutrients in early life you can reach the potential.

Grace L. said...

We all have a genetic potential height. If you get nutrients in early life you will meet the potential.

Anonymous said...

everyone has a certain growth hormone and those hormones are raging in growth only if you eat the right foods if not you will not grow to your potential.

Meredith s. said...

The reason why people may be getting taller is because of childhood nutrition. Each of us has a genetic potential hight. And ever since the 900 and now people have grown about 4 inch I think. And everything you eat and nutrients. You are affected by what you eat, theres more food available.

Anonymous said...

Nutrients and the things you eat controls how tall you are. Your genes give you the range about how tall you could be but in your childhood, it is not about the quantity of food you eat, it's about the quality. If you get enough nutrients you will be able to grow to your full potential. Changes to species affect its environment such as food. Better food, A better species.

Taylor F. said...

Humans are taller now than before because of nutrition. When you are little, you need a lot of nutrition to reach your maximum hight. This explains why people in the past are shorter, because we eat a lot more nutrition. Also genetics can make people tall. If two people marry and they are both tall, its a big possibility the kid is going to be tall. Then, that kid marries a short person, and the child can still be tall, because of genetics.

zach said...

people think that if you are short you have bad health but if your tall you have great health. heath is important

tyler gilbert said...

people could be growing taller because of the nutrients and the quality of the food they are getting;. people could also be getting taller because of climate and it might even be impacted by evolution.

lily said...

In the article, the scientist believes that nutrition is why people are getting taller they say people are getting healthier and taller.

Colby Mather said...

People may be getting taller because they get more nutrients. If you get more nutrients you in early life you can grow taller If those nutrients aren't received you might not have the potential of being tall. Its not exactly good to be tall, tall people are at lower risk of having heart disease but are at higher risk of cancer.

Gavin Terrano said...

People are getting taller because their genes are mutating.

sofia pothier said...

some scientists believe people are getting taller because of the environment. Other reasons include, poor nutrition, genetics, and other reasons.

Chloe H said...

people have been getting taller over time because of some Environmental reasons like if you get all your nutrients, and people with low risk at heart Dessie are commonly tall but have greater risks at cancer.

Emerson said...

People are getting taller because of the environment that they live in.

Ryleigh said...

People are getting taller because the height genes that are being inherited are slowly getting larger and larger. They are causing people to get taller.

Paige said...

better nutrition

Cassidy Weymouth said...

Humans can grow to the full potential in their genetics when they have the proper nutrition. In America, people are wider. We have access to food, but it isn't always nutritious so we don't grow as much in height as weight.

Anonymous said...

People may be growing taller because of the foods they eat and the environment they live in. In the article 'Why are we getting taller as a species?' it says that the condition of the nutrition can be important because it may not carry its full nutritional value. And in the article 'Standing tall: Other countries gaining in stature, U.S. plateaus' it says that we all have a genetic height potential but you need good nutrition to reach that height, and getting that nutrition is especially important in the early years of your life.

Anonymous said...

People might be getting taller because they have more nutrients then they were supposed too. If both of your parents are tall then you'll probably be taller then both of them because of their genes. Immigrants are usually shorter than people that actually live in the country.

will.w said...

one reason why people are getting taller is because “Each of us has a genetic potential height, so if the nutrients you get in early life aren’t enough, you don't reach that potential.

Sofi D said...

when people dont get enough nutrition they dont grow.

Destiny said...

People may be getting taller because of their genes and them getting the right nutrition they need in order to grow properly.

Paige I said...

yes we are getting taller and it is not natural selection.It is because of good nutrition.

Kaylee R said...

Childhood nutrient is a big thing and if you don't get the right amount it affects your height

Anonymous said...

sometimes it can happen the way of you were born with that can make you bigger if you had dwarfism you stay small even when you are 36 years of age because your bones are not growing and if your bones keep growing you will be become taller

Rêid said...

Back then people didn't eat as much so they didn't grow, now that people eat more they are taller.

Raquel.s said...

taller because their bones are growing along with their muscles

Anonymous said...

Humans are taller now than before because of nutrition. When you are little, you need a lot of nutrition to reach your maximum hight. This explains why people in the past are shorter, because we eat a lot more nutrition. Also genetics can make people tall. If two people marry and they are both tall, its a big possibility the kid is going to be tall. Then, that kid marries a short person, and the child can still be tall, because of genetics.