re: #551 Justanotherhuman

The entire human race is taller than it was even 100 yrs ago, due to better health care and nutrition. As the human race, we’re also a lot more knowledgeable and informed (which isn’t intelligence), we live longer, and we also seem to be more attractive or “prettier” (even without tons of makeup). That doesn’t necessarily translate to an increase in cognition, which is the ability to think, reason and problem solve. There have always been variables in height and weight among people.

I’ve known some really stupid tall people, too.

True. But there would/should be a reduction in cases of reduced cognitive function due to poor nutrition and health care.