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Americans shrinking as junk food takes its toll

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/apr/04/usa

America Loses Its Stature as Tallest Country

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08...

The article, at a glance, doesn't really seem to give information on the data that lead to a "shorter" conclusion. Does it account for the fact that the US receives a ton of immigration from Mexico and South America, whose population is quite short? Are American families with no hispanic genetics also getting shorter? My guess is no.

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