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Have Swiss adult males and females stopped growing taller? Evidence from the population-based nutrition survey menuCH, 2014/2015

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  • Vinci, Linda
  • Floris, Joël
  • Koepke, Nikola
  • Matthes, Katarina L.
  • Bochud, Murielle
  • Bender, Nicole
  • Rohrmann, Sabine
  • Faeh, David
  • Staub, Kaspar

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Data from the National Nutrition Survey for adults (menuCH) allow for the assessment of recent trends in measured height by year of birth for adult men and women from a population-based sample. The aim of the present study was to test if – similarly to conscripts and schoolchildren – the Swiss adult population stopped growing taller in recent birth cohorts, and if so, when the change occurred.

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  • Vinci, Linda & Floris, Joël & Koepke, Nikola & Matthes, Katarina L. & Bochud, Murielle & Bender, Nicole & Rohrmann, Sabine & Faeh, David & Staub, Kaspar, 2019. "Have Swiss adult males and females stopped growing taller? Evidence from the population-based nutrition survey menuCH, 2014/2015," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 201-210.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ehbiol:v:33:y:2019:i:c:p:201-210
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2019.03.009
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