As for our height, we always like to compare with the past and talk about how we used to make the difference, so as to highlight our height growth. Compared to the past, we are indeed much taller than before. But this kind of growth is relative. If compared with Japan, we should look at it from another perspective.
A targeting the population height of more than 200 countries around the world shows that the height of the population of various countries has increased to varying degrees in the 100 years from 1914 to 2014. In Asia, Japan's performance is remarkable. Over the past century, the height of Japanese men has increased by 14.65 cm and the height of women has increased by 16.01 cm, which is much larger than that of us (men’s growth of 10.86 cm and women’s growth of 9.55 cm). This growth trend has been most obvious in recent decades. When Japan invaded China, the height of Japanese soldiers was generally below 160 cm, and now the height of Japanese men has generally reached 171 cm. What kind of counterattack is this?
In history, Japanese people were generally shorter, so we also call them "Japanese people". During the long period of history, the Japanese's height has almost not increased. Taking modern and modern Japanese historical figures as an example, Ito Hiromoto has a height of 149 cm, Emperor Hirohito 152 cm, and Tojo Hideki 156 cm. Even the taller Yamamoto Izuru is only 157 cm. Overall, the height of men at that time did not exceed 160 cm.
The height growth of Japanese people was mainly concentrated in the decades after the war. In other words, the rapid recovery of the Japanese economy after the war increased the necessary support for the Japanese's height. Why do you say so?
We all know that in order to grow tall, in addition to good genes, it is very important to rely on acquired efforts. In terms of genes, the Japanese have a bad foundation and their height is not as good as ours. So, the problem lies in the acquired world. How did the Japanese work hard in just a few decades?
Some people say that this is mainly due to excellent diet. After the war, the whole Japanese people launched the "one cup of milk to strengthen one nation" campaign, plus essential high-protein foods such as fish and meat. It is difficult to grow taller if they don't want to grow taller. Some people say that this is the result of the national movement. The Japanese advocate the national movement, especially the baseball . The facts prove that the people have a passion for sport and consistently persist, which is of great benefit to growing taller.
The above statements make sense, but whether it is the improvement of diet or the popularization of exercise, the most fundamental reason is the rapid recovery of Japan's economy after the war. Japan focuses on improving the physical fitness of the people, comprehensively strengthens the national nutrition intake, and invests a large amount of funds in education, laying the foundation for the continued growth of height.
Of course, in addition to the above views, there is another saying that the significant increase in Japanese height after the war was the credit of the Americans. After Japan's defeat, a large number of American soldiers were stationed in Japan, during which they joined countless Japanese women and gave birth to children. By the time the US military retreated, more than 200,000 mixed-race children appeared in Japan. These mixed-race children carry Western genes, which overall increases the average height of the Japanese. This view of genetic improvement makes sense from a scientific point of view and is more consistent in time, and it makes sense to think about it.
Japanese people have various reasons for their height growth, diet improvement and the popularity of exercise have played an important role, which is worth learning from.
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