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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids are growing taller today than in the past, partly because of better prenatal care and generally better nutrition and health. A lot of parents in their late thirties, forties, early fifties never reached their genetic potential for height because their moms were told by their obs to severely limit what they ate during pregnancy so as not to gain weight. I know people whose moms only gained 15 or 16 pounds during pregnancy and then gave birth to very small babies.

People know more about nutrition today and their overall health is better because of vaccinations and antibiotics. When your body isn't fighting off infections and childhood illnesses and you're receiving high quality nutrition on a regular basis, your body can put more of its energy toward growth and reaching your potential.

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I must argue that nutrition was much better before 50s in the United States, while less caloric. Vaccination ok, but I can see your point of antibiotics.  Even chicken with "no antibiotics" actually does contain antibiotics, hence we are getting antibiotics every day if we eat any kind of meat.[/quote]

I actually meant that we have antibiotics available to cure illnesses that would have lasted longer and possibly turned into something more serious before we had antibiotics. For instance, when kids get strep throat today, we give them an antibiotic and they're feeling better within 24-48 hours. Years ago, a child was sick with strep throat for a much longer time and it could turn into rheumatic fever, so a child could be sick for months and months. If a child is sick more frequently, the body's energy is used to fight the illness instead of growing taller during that time.

Prenatal care makes a huge difference to a child's growth. Mothers in the 50s, 60s, and 70s were afraid of gaining weight, so many of us who are adults now probably never reached our growth potential because we started out smaller than we should have been. Our kids are benefitting from healthy pregnancies, so are reaching their potential height, even when their parents are shorter. And, of course, genetics are a funny thing and can skip generations, so there is that aspect also. 
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