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In wealthy Western countries, children who are growing shorter than previous generations are also more likely to become obese, which may be linked to inadequate nutrition during their development...

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Back to the pre-industrial age? FAOSTAT statistics of food supply reveal radical dietary changes accompanied by declining body height, rising obesity rates, and declining phenotypic IQ in affluent Western countries

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2025 Dec

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Back to the pre-industrial age? FAOSTAT statistics of food supply reveal radical dietary changes accompanied by declining body height, rising obesity rates, and declining phenotypic IQ in affluent Western countries

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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2025.2514073