“The study’s “major limitation is a failure to take into account confounding factors,” he says. “It’s much easier to measure somebody’s height than it is to measure lots of other environmental factors that could affect height.”
Nutrition is the most important environmental factor that influences both height and heart health, Lauer adds, but everything from air pollution to employment status to hydration could play a role.”
How do the researchers account for the recent scarcity of leprechauns, pixies, sprites and gnomes? While giants have proliferated and can currently be seen on ABC in the NBA playoffs.