you Are actually with your body size? In any case, this will not increase welfare significantly: most of The men are to grow with at least 21 years of age, some even already with 16 years.

How big are men, on average?

Many factors have an influence on the body size, only genetics plays a role, but also the diet and certain environmental factors. Men in Germany on average, comprising 179,9 cm. What is it otherwise with the body size, and reveal the following facts:

The greatest men in the Netherlands

the country In which the men live, on average, the greatest? The researched scientists at the Imperial College in London in 2014. They examined adult men at the age of 20 years in different countries.

This shows that, in General, the greatest men in the world live in Europe. The greatest men in the Netherlands: According to the Imperial College, you will be in the cut 182,5 cm tall. The smallest men in the world of life, however, with an average size of around EUR 159.8 centimeters in East Timor.

German men are in eleventh place

During the investigation, German men ended up with an average size of, comprising 179,9 centimeters in eleventh place. German women are compared around 165,9 inches tall, the German average of a total of around 172,9 cm.

The size of men has increased in a historical comparison, in Germany: In 1914, a German man in the section was still some 167.2 inches tall. This corresponds to a size increase of 12.7 centimeters over the past 100 years.

In these countries, the largest men

the Dutch men (182,5 cm) life of the Belgians follow: in section 181,7 inches tall. The third-place men from Estonia occupy approximately EUR 181.6 centimeters.

the Fact of Latvia and Denmark (181,4 inches), Bosnia and Herzegovina with 180,9 and Croatia with 180,8 centimeters follow. Germany (comprising 179,9) are also Serbia, (180,6), Iceland (180,5), and the Czech Republic (180,1 cm).

the Greatest man 272 centimeters tall

The American Robert Wadlow was considered to be the greatest man that ever lived: He was 272 centimeters tall and has also been referred to as "The Alton Giant". Wadlow was born in 1918 and died in 1940.

The enormous size of the Wadlows was triggered by a pituitary adenoma. This Tumor led to the fact that large quantities were distributed to growth hormones. Wadlow grew and grew. At the age of ten, he was already two meters tall.

Slightly smaller than Wadlow, the American, John William Rogan, who lived from 1865 to 1905 was. He was 267 centimeters tall. His size caused him enormous problems: he was due to bone deformities of the knee and the hip in the position, but could only sit or lie.

is The largest German was 248 inches tall

As the largest German that has lived, is Christoph Münster with 248 cm. He lived from 1632 until 1676. Münster was with 16 years, 224 centimeters in size. Another great German Julius was a chef with a size of 246 centimeters. He lived from 1872 to 1902.

Also very big, the German Anton Franck point, which was known with its 244 centimeters to as "The long, Anton" was. He was born about the year 1618, and lived until 1648. His skeleton is seen in Marburg in the Museum Anatomicum to.

Fun Fact: in The evening people are smaller than in the morning

The body size of people is changing over the course of the day: in the evening the majority of people are one-half to two inches less than in the Morning. This is in particular the fact that the intervertebral discs are compressed in the spine in the course of the day.

most of The adults are also in the course of your life smaller. Reasons for this are, for example, in changes to the spine and General aging processes.

"represents the club long people" interests

In Germany, the "club of long man represents" the interests of very large people. In the club men can occur from a height of 1.90 meters. For women 1.80 meters, will be used.

to obtain A task imposed by the Association, is, for example, pieces of clothing from the series made for very large people. In many German cities, there are regional groups and regular events.

This article was authored by (Maria Berentzen)

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