Friday 1 June 2012

Has malnutrition in the late 90's amongst the North Koreans lead to a general decrease in their height?

This is a report on the BBC concerning the link between malnutrition and height of North Koreans in relation to their southern relatives. It has also been discussed in several articles. See below.


Podcast from BBC - Are North Korean shorter than their southern relatives
Go to 4.27 minutes for the relevant section on North Korean height discussion.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17774210

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/north-korea-cuts-minimum-height-for-military-conscripts-as-past-famine-consequences-hit/story-e6frg6so-1226316548817

http://blogs.wsj.com/numbersguy/the-korean-height-gap-431/


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