Taiwan’s men getting shorter, survey reports
Taiwan’s men getting shorter, survey reports
2024-06-11
Are Taiwan’s men getting shorter? According to data from the Health Promotion Administration, that’s a yes. The average height of 18-year-old men is in decline, dropping 1.2 centimeters over the past decade. But over the same period, the average height of 18-year-old women went up by 0.5 centimeters. Doctors say the trend could be linked to dietary and lifestyle habits.
According to a new survey on 18-year-olds, men are getting shorter and women, taller.
College student
I have in fact noticed that women are getting taller, while men seem to be shrinking. Because my girlfriend is 170 centimeters. When she wears shoes with a bit of a heel, she’s taller than I am.
Let’s see the data from the Health Promotion Administration. Between 2013 and 2016, the average 18-year-old man stood at 173.3 centimeters tall. The average woman was 160.7 centimeters. But between 2017 and 2020, the average man’s height shrank by 1.2 centimeters, to 172.1. Women grew 0.5 centimeters to 161.2.
Lin Yi-hsin
Taiwan Adventist Hospital endocrinologist
What we can do to influence growth is to encourage children to eat healthy foods, to avoid high-fat fried foods, and to do more exercise. These factors are very much related to growth. Then ensure that they take in adequate protein. That’s the way to help children grow tall.
According to a Taipei physician, growth trends can’t be determined over a short period. He says that healthy habits and a balanced diet are key to promoting growth.
Lin Yi-hsin
Taiwan Adventist Hospital endocrinologist
What we see in the survey might only be a statistical anomaly. I think we need to look at the heights of the overall population.
Voice of Chen Li-chuan
HPA official
We’ll routinely update our nutritional guidelines and conduct monitoring research. By way of incentives, we’ll also encourage workplaces to conduct nutrition programs.
Under the new central government, the HPA is planning regular events to teach children healthy habits. Experts say that, with obesity rates on the rise, it’s important to have a healthy lifestyle in adolescence, to prevent the abnormal secretion of growth hormones.
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台灣男生"變矮又變胖"? 醫界呼籲:少吃垃圾食物
2024-06-11
台灣男生變矮胖了嗎？根據國健署統計，18歲男子身高10年間從173.3變成172.1公分，變矮了1.2公分，同時間女生卻長高0.5公分，從160.7增加到161.2公分，醫界分析可能與飲食生活作息有關，呼籲減少垃圾食物攝取，也要充足睡眠、多運動。
國健署調查18歲男女身高，發現男生變矮了，女生卻長高了。
[[大學生]]
“是有感覺到現在女生越來越高，男生就是縮水，因為我女朋友170，她可能鞋子墊高點就比我高了”
國健署資料顯示2013到2016年，18歲男性平均身高，是173.3公分，女性是160.7公分，不過2017到2020年，男生變成172.1公分，減少了1.2公分，女生長高到161.2公分，增加0.5公分。
[[台安內分泌暨新陳代謝科醫師 林毅欣]]
“我們能夠後天影響的就是鼓勵小朋友吃健康的食物，然後不要吃高油炸的食物，然後多做運動，這的確是非常非常有關聯性，然後補充適當的蛋白質，這樣子小朋友才會長高”
醫師也提醒，生長曲線不能只看一段時間，改善作息加上均衡飲食，仍有機會迎頭趕上。
[[台安內分泌暨新陳代謝科醫師 林毅欣]]
“可能只是在這個時間點的一個統計的誤差，我覺得還是要看整個整體的國人的身高比例”
[[聲源:國健署社區健康組研究員 陳麗娟]]
“我們未來會定期的來修訂營養的基準還有監測研究，會透過獎勵機制鼓勵不同職場，來辦營養推動的工作”
新政府上台，國健署也定期訂定計畫讓全國學童維持良好生活型態，醫界學界也共同呼籲，肥胖盛行率逐年增加，青春期必須減少外在環境影響，避免影響身體生長激素異常分泌。
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