When we watch TV, we usually see foreigners living in Europe who are taller and stronger, especially when watching some sports competitions. Chinese people are too weak when they grow up, so in many sports, China Human physical strength is inferior to that of foreigners. So why do Europeans and Americans generally have stronger bodies than Chinese people? Can such a strong body be achieved through training?
The reasons why Europeans are generally taller than Asians are due to climate and diet.
Climate factors.
The higher the latitude, the colder the environment will be. When an organism increases in size, its volume increases as a cube, but its skin area only increases as a quadratic. In this way, the body heat generated by the increase in volume is greater than the body heat lost by the increase in skin area, and the organism is more adaptable to living in the environment. Survive in colder zones, but vice versa.
Therefore, residents in cold regions such as Europe and the United States are generally taller. Residents of hot regions such as Africa and Asia are smaller.
The second is diet.
Europeans have not been strong since ancient times, and Chinese people have not been weak since ancient times. Moreover, in ancient times, Chinese people were stronger than Europeans.
Europeans were not as strong as they are now. But in modern times, industry has developed, people's living standards have improved, they have meat to eat, milk to drink, and more protein supplements, their bodies have become stronger.
Chinese people first ate whole grains, of which beans accounted for a large proportion, and beans were rich in protein. Therefore, the bodies of ancient people were relatively strong.
Later, the eating habits of the Chinese people changed. Rice and wheat were cultivated and eaten on a large scale. Their main components were starch and their protein content was very low. Therefore, before rice and wheat were cultivated on a large scale, the Chinese people’s bodies They are also generally stronger.
We cannot change climate and genetic factors, but we can start with diet, eat more high-protein meat, such as beef, mutton, and milk, and exercise more, so that we can have a strong body and a smart mind. The article
introduced that the reason why Europeans and Americans have strong bodies is due to geographical location and climate. In fact, it is not only these. The countries where Europeans and Americans live are developed countries, while we Chinese are still in a relatively poor stage, so There is a big difference in diet, which is why Europeans and Americans are generally stronger than Chinese.
