Table of contents:
- Did you know that having a short stature is risky ...
- 1. Experiencing health problems during pregnancy
- 2. Had a stroke
- 3. Experiencing Alzheimer's and dementia
- Actually, body size is not the main factor
Many say that someone, especially women, with a short body looks cute and adorable. That actually could be an excuse for short people to be more grateful for themselves. Unfortunately, just like people with tall bodies, those of you who are short are at risk of experiencing health problems in the future, you know. How come?
Did you know that having a short stature is risky…
1. Experiencing health problems during pregnancy
Researchers from the City University of New York, examined about 220,000 pregnant women of various body sizes. The results found that pregnant women with a height above 150 centimeters (cm), have a 18-59 percent lower chance of developing gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is an increase in blood sugar levels that occur during pregnancy. This means that women with a height below 150 cm are more at risk of developing gestational diabetes in the future. This is thought to be because the genes carried in the body actually affect the high and low blood sugar levels during pregnancy.
2. Had a stroke
A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, reported by Reader's Digest, states that people with short stature (about less than 150 cm) are more likely to have a stroke than people with height.
What, what is the connection? Nutritional intake obtained during the growth period, as well as hormonal changes in the body are said to be the main reasons.
3. Experiencing Alzheimer's and dementia
Both men and women with short stature, about under 160 cm, have a considerable risk of developing Alzheimer's. Likewise with dementia, which increases the chance of disease by up to 50 percent for someone under 150 cm, according to researchers from the University of Edinburgh's College of Medicine.
Not because of the genes that cause short stature. So far, researchers also haven't been able to really determine what the exact link between stature and the risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. However, environmental factors and past health history, such as stress, disease attacks, and malnutrition, are believed to have contributed.
Actually, body size is not the main factor
Regardless of how high or low your body is, this is not a major guarantee for someone to experience health problems. In fact, the size of your height also cannot be changed just like that, right? So, the most appropriate step in order not to be exposed to the risk of these diseases is to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Starting from managing a good daily diet, exercising regularly, managing stress, and avoiding smoking and drinking alcohol.
