In your article “The genetic dimension of height and health” (
SN: 5/9/09, p. 22
), some medical consequences of being either taller or shorter than the median height of the study group are explained. To help us all extrapolate these findings to our own lives, don’t you think it would have been helpful to state what the average heights for men and women are for the general population?
Candy Shedden,
Boca Raton, Fla.
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