People, tall or short, have different possibilities of caner, injury and even longevity.
Literally speaking, tall people are easy to be noticed, remembered, and therefore, they have more instances to succeed than short people. However, what height may bring to them is more than that. In other words, they need to bear higher healthy risks caused by their gifted heights.
First, a theory from the United States has proved that taller one has shorter lifespan than shorter one in rats, although it has not been clearly verified in humans. Besides, hormone-related cancers, like breast, ovarian, and prostate are more common among tall people in that more cells mean more opportunity for a cancer-causing mutation.
On top of that, greater heights are more injury prone and it also takes longer for them to recover, compared with short ones. Strong evidences have been given by towering athletes, who tend to suffer from more injuries like fracture than their littler teammates.
Also, lanky people have higher risks to have blood clots and relevant disease like venous thromboembolism. Their long stature often make them prone to spine, neck and back problems like scoliosis.
However, for tall people, not everything is disadvantaged in terms of their health. For example, in lung transplantation, their height are conducive for them to seek attention if they are waiting for a lung transplant. Besides, they have a lower risk to have cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes due to their robust blood vessels.
(source: agencies)
