Words are not high there are health hazards

As modern people a more balanced nutrition, exercise sufficient height per capita increased steadily. More petite stature but in many populations, a recent study found that shorter people a higher risk for certain diseases.

 

Johns Hopkins University recently published a new study shows: shorter people, especially the legs shorter people, to middle age, overweight and health risks of Type Ⅱ diabetes will increase.

 

Study involved 7424 between the ages of 40-74 years old men and women, of which a short, short legs, and legs - the low percentage of female body, the body fat percentage is significantly higher than men also showed a similar law. A short, short legs, and legs - the proportion of these three body parameters and the body is closely related to the occurrence of diabetes. For example, lower than normal legs - body proportion of a standard value, Ⅱ increased risk of diabetes by 19%.

 

Leg length is an indicator of childhood nutritional status, thereby improving child nutrition as prevention of adult obesity and type Ⅱ diabetes, new ideas.