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Why are the Dutch so tall? BBC News
The Dutch are, on average, the world’s tallest people, but it hasn’t always been that way.
So what happened? Scientists believe a number of factors are responsible, such as genetics, better diet and medical care.
But now there’s another theory. Research from the London School of Tropical Medicine suggests that natural selection may also have something to do with it.
Jane O’Brien went to the Netherlands to find out more.
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The state of ceasefire talks between the US and Iran has been thrown into question, after American forces launched fresh strikes …
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The government of Iran has restored some access to the internet this week, after a lengthy blackout imposed on and off, for most of this year. Many Iranians are celebrating the move, which has allowed some people to contact friends and family members abroad for the first time in weeks. It could also be a lifeline for Iranians who depend on digital platforms to earn a living.
There is speculation that the move could be intended to show US President Donald Trump that the regime is willing to make some compromises at home.
But digital monitoring groups say the level of internet access is still poorer than it was before Tehran imposed its blackouts, first as a response to mass protests in January, and again at the start of the war with the US and Israel. Access to some sites is still blocked and analysts say two-factor authentication is not available in Iran, impeding many people’s access to platforms like Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.
Reha Kansara, from the BBC’s Global Disinformation Unit, tells us what restrictions Iranians still face, how people are trying to get around them, and how this partial restoration of internet access could play into the ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington.
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The public health risk from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been raised from “high” to “very high” by the World Health Organization (WHO).
In an update on Friday, WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the risk in the wider region in Africa was “high”, but it remained “low” globally.
The rare species of Ebola, known as Bundibugyo, has no proven vaccine and kills about a third of those infected. So far, the outbreak centred on DR Congo has resulted in 177 suspected deaths and 750 suspected cases.
It comes as scientists at Oxford University in the UK are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months.
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Warning: contains details of alleged sexual offences and misconduct
Senior staff on Married at First Sight UK had an “unhealthy” focus on whether cast members were having sex, former workers on the show have told BBC News.
Producers would deliberately try to make contestants angry or upset for the sake of generating watchable drama, they say.
The former workers on the Channel 4 show have spoken to the BBC following a Panorama investigation into Married at First Sight UK (MAFS UK). Two former cast members say they were raped by their on-screen partners, and a third alleged a non-consensual sex act. Their on-screen partners have denied all the allegations against them.
Lawyers for CPL, the production company which makes MAFS UK, say the latest allegations are from a small minority of former workers, and the company’s “commitment to welfare… is evidenced by the high consecutive return rate of crew across the MAFS series”.
Channel 4 says contributor welfare is “always our primary concern across all productions”.
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@gigachad_6862
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
My Indian father is 6'3" and mother 5'4". Final byproduct is my sister with 5'8" and me as male child at 5'11.5"😅
I feel bad to be short of height as my all male cousins above 6'2" height as their mother's were tall.
@70rodal
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
What is an American?
@jamessedoff3877
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
The learned Harvard professor talks of genetics, the Dutch vs the Americans. But can we “Americans” be collectively discussed genetically? Other factors the Americans share like diet, etc, for sure. Maybe I’m losing my mental faculties at 75, or perhaps it’s my distaste and disrespect of the BBC that has suffocated what brain cells I have remaining.
@istoppedcaring6209
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
ok full disclosure we are talking about about 5cm's right?
also the netherlands is mostly mono ethnic, the US has a lot of minorities who generally are smaller, median hight would probably be a better metric
@ruling528
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
The tallest people in the world are actually Montenegrin!
@dinewalton
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
The Netherlands consume alot of milk but they also have one of the highest cancer rates in the world. So is height worth it??
@barryweke
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
I am 6 foot 1 tall and went to Netherlands and felt average 😂
@nanghuaicing
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
I am jealous 🤧.
I am just 5 feet 😭
@libertas5552
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
According to data, 18-year-old men from Montenegro (as a country) are currently the tallest in the world (182.9 cm; almost exactly 6 ft), surpassing their Dutch peers (182.4 cm; 5.98 ft) by half a centimeter (about a quarter inch).
Even so, the Montenegrins don’t stand out among their neighbors. The 18-year-old men from Dalmatia, the southern region of Croatia, measure 183.7 cm (6.03 ft). Croatians in Herzegovina, average 183.4 cm (6.02 ft). In a small, contiguous belt connecting Dalmatia via southern Herzegovina to central Montenegro, the average height is even above 184 cm (6.04 ft).
@zeldapowers8094
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
My boyfriend is Dutch and his whole family is TALL. I’m 5’4
@henryy425
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
It’s because they colonialized Indonesia for such a long time and sending all the nutriuous foods there.
@shivanshgarg206
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
Can dutch men donate their sperms to a couple who wants to have a taller child..??
@Sydebern
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
They now say the average here in the Netherlands is lowering and say it is because of the food.
Well, that's possibly a factor, but of course the greatest reason for the lowering of the average is immigration. But we live in a time that we cannot just be honest about that, so you often don't even see this addressed in articles about it.
The reason we are tall in the Netherlands is obviously not just a food thing. Its also: genetics, ethnicity.
@user-cg7ql1mq8z
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
I'm 8'1
@al-saadmohammad5946
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
Just imagine being a 5'5" in Rotterdam just like me 🤔🤔🫡🫡
@ruzgar1372
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
She’s 20 cm taller than me but we wear the same shoe size
@dahakam3074
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
The Dutch emerged as a product of the founder effect. The original 'ethnic' Dutch were simply taller. This may have provided an advantage or occurred just by chance. Tall stature simply persisted.
@fgcpeak9591
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
women only mate with men 6ft and over, overwhelmingly. that is why.
@fxeditors
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
Makes me wanna go there 🙁
@fxeditors
December 27, 2023 at 11:12 pm
T_T