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Before their height started to decline around 1825, Americans towered over their English cousins. The average difference in stature between the men on either side of the War for Independence was about 3-3.5 inches, which is something like the gap between modern Swedes/Japanese.pic.twitter.com/jPeSMyTd6a
America was such a prosperous place in the 18th century that its slaves were taller than European aristocrats. Here, from Komlos are the heights of boys and young men at the elite Carlschule in Stuttgart. The average member of the lower aristocracy grew to be about 5'6.5":pic.twitter.com/QeafQkYSJb
Unfortunately it’s not.
Did height decline or did Europe begin to catch up after 1825?
Primarily genetics or nutrition?
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