Height of young Chinese

[Squawk 1200]

I have haerd anectodal reports that young Chinese people (born 1990s and later) are significantly taller than their parents and grandparents. Do you find that to be true? There should be some data from i.e. high schools in major cities. 

[edelweis]

图解：中国居民营养与慢性病状况报告（2015年）

It doesn't target specifically young Chinese, but it shows that the average height has increased compared to 2002.

[ChTTay]

There a certainly a lot of giant high school kids around Beijing. 

[anonymoose]

As people have become more wealthy, nutrition has improved, along with obesity. Young people from poor areas appear smaller than from wealthy areas.

[shesawesome]

yes not only taller , wider as well

 

im be able to shop in some children section now a lot of high schooler are taller and bigger than me 

[889]

There used to be cringe-worthy ads running on TV all the time for pills that would give your young 'un some extra height without wearing 增高鞋.

[happy_hyaena]

Yeah the Chinese high school kids (you can tell by the uniforms) you meet in the developed cities (i.e., the cities I've mostly been to and can draw anecdotal data from) are much taller than the previous generations. The guys especially can sometimes look very adult despite only being like 17.

 

I have a very distinct memory from when I visited Guangzhou earlier this year

I was walking around to, making my way to a temple, when I walked by a high school. A group of high shoolers came swaggering out of the gates and started walking next to 5'10 me, making me feel like their 学弟  these kids lived in a very central area of the city so I assume they had been well fed their whole lives...

 

Actually, I suspect that there might even be a very noticeable difference in height between the high shoolers of today (born in the early 00s) and the people in their mid-twenties (early/mid 90s). Just pure speculation on my part though.

[DavyJonesLocker]

Also there is a noticeable difference between north and south Chinese. 

[Bigdumogre]

On 12/24/2017 at 8:21 PM, DavyJonesLocker said:

 

Also there is a noticeable difference between north and south Chinese. 

 

 

I noticed in Beijing many of the year under people where not that much shorter than me and I’m 6’4

[Shelley]

This has happen all over the world, as nutrition and health has improved so the next generation is taller and healthier. It is not really a surprise.