Height an Health
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| 10/12/2009 |
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| Walk around -- you`ll see all shapes, sizes, heights. Doctor Troy Neal has gotten the basketball question his whole life. "I`m actually the shortest sibling in my family at 6`7," he said. Dr. Neal sat down to talk about statistical studies that link height and health. "Here`s a stat: for prostate cancer in men, there`s an increase of six percent for every four inches above the average height for men. An example for women, breast cancer increases 11 percent for every two inches above average height for women," he said. The average man is 5`9". The average woman -- 5`4". Here`s the short of it -- the study at the University of Bristol in England found that typically, shorter people are at a greater risk for heart disease, diabetes and osteoarthritis. Taller people can face a 20 to 60 percent greater risk for certain cancers like breast, prostate and colon. Doctor Neal says control what you can -- your weight. |
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