If you've been watching the Olympics, you've probably noticed that the Chinese have been doing really well in several events (diving, gymnastics, etc.); now comes news that Chinese people are getting taller, too.
Alvanon, which studies global size and fitting for the fashion industry, yesterday released results of an extensive body scan study done in China. More than 28,000 people were scanned in four key regions of the country at urban retail shopping centers, using scanners from Intellifit (which appeared at DEMO a few years ago).
Through these results and other size studies, Alvanon says that over the past 10 years, the average height of Chinese children (age 2-18) has increased by almost 1.5-inches, nearly twice as high as the increase among U.S. children.
The average Chinese female is now 5-foot, 4-inches tall and weighs 125 pounds; the average Chinese male is 5-foot, 8-inches and weighs 145 pounds (left image). To contrast, the average American female is 5-foot, 4-inches tall and 155 pounds; the average American male is 5-foot, 9-inches tall and 191 pounds (right image).
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