Genetic link between being tall and being slim, study shows

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-09/uom-glb092015.php

Public Release: 21-Sep-2015
Genetic link between being tall and being slim, study shows
University of Melbourne

The study, which examined the height and weight of almost 10,000 people from 14 European countries, suggests a link between the genes that increase a person's height and those that produce a reduced body weight.

The finding could prove crucial to determining whether genetics play a role in creating national differences in disorders such as dementia, diabetes and heart disease.

It could also help to explain why people from northern European countries - like Sweden, Norway and Finland - have a reputation for being long and lean. That - as well as being taller and slimmer than other Europeans.

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