Thomas T. Samaras
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The author of the book "The Human Body Size and the Laws of Scaling" will be happy to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to send an e-mail with your opinions, suggestions or questions. Thank you!
The author of the book "The Human Body Size and the Laws of Scaling" will be happy to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to send an e-mail with your opinions, suggestions or questions. Thank you!
A recent paper reported on the hidden benefits of shorter, smaller bodies. The report indicates that shorter, smaller people have faster reaction times, greater endurance, greater strength to weight ratio, and are more agile. They also have less cancer risk and lower intakes of toxins due to lower consumption of liquids and solid foods. See Samaras T. Hidden benefits of shorter, smaller bodies, JSRR 19(2), 2018, article no JSRR.40878. DOI: 10.9734/JSRR/2018/40878
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Research by Sharrow and Anderson (PLoSOne, 2016) found that twins survived longer than singletons. While not mentioned by the authors, the facts are that twins weigh about 2 pounds less than singletons at birth and tend to grow up being slightly lighter and shorter based on other studies. Identical twins, who tend to be the smallest, had a better survival rate vs. larger fraternal twins as well.