On 2017 Sep 02, thomas samaras commented:

A recent paper indicates that shorter, smaller people have lower cardiovascular risk factors than taller people: Samaras T: Biological parameters explain why shorter, smaller people have lower cardiovascular disease and greater longevity. JSRR 15(1): 1-16, 2017; article no. JSRR.34729. The article identifies 36 parameters and factors that support the biological advantages of shorter, smaller bodies.

Some additional factors to consider in determining conflicting evidence on the cardiovascular risks of short and tall people follow:

1. The top developed countries with the lowest risk of heart disease are both short and tall. They include S. Korea, France, Japan, Luxembourg, Ihe Netherlands and Portugal.

2. No developed country is free of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke but many short populations were during the 20th century;e.g.,Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Kalahari Bushmen, Congo Pygmies, and Kitavans.

3. Before 1970, taller upper class males had higher rates of heart problems compared to shorter working class. After 1970, it reversed.

4. In 1900, CHD was low compared to today. Yet, the average height was about 3 inches shorter in 1900.

5. In 1960s, Greece had one of the lowest CHD rates in Europe and was shorter than central and northern Europe. Today, Greek men are several inches taller and are seeing an alarming increase in CHD.

6. Osika found that within the low income segments of society, tall people had ~40% higher risk of heart attacks compared to shorter ones.

7. Tall dogs have 60 times the risk of heart failure as short dogs.

8. Chronic diseases (including CHD) were rare, even in elderly people, until recently according to the WCRF Report of 2007. People were also shorter then. (The report also stated that chronic disease were rare before the industrial revolution.)

9. Two recent large studies found short people had lower heart disease than taller ones. (Shapiro, et al. 2015; Elsayed et al.2015)

10. Women are shorter than men and have lower heart disease mortality.

The biological aspects of shorter, lighter stature favor lower heart disease and greater longevity. (Biologists and other scientists have found that within a species, smaller individuals tend to live longer.) The reasons for findings showing shorter people have more heart problems need to be explored more deeply.

On 2017 Sep 02, thomas samaras commented:

A recent paper indicates that shorter, smaller people have lower cardiovascular risk factors than taller people: Samaras T: Biological parameters explain why shorter, smaller people have lower cardiovascular disease and greater longevity. JSRR 15(1): 1-16, 2017; article no. JSRR.34729. The article identifies 36 parameters and factors that support the biological advantages of shorter, smaller bodies.

Some additional factors to consider in determining conflicting evidence on the cardiovascular risks of short and tall people follow:

1. The top developed countries with the lowest risk of heart disease are both short and tall. They include S. Korea, France, Japan, Luxembourg, Ihe Netherlands and Portugal.

2. No developed country is free of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke but many short populations were during the 20th century;e.g.,Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Kalahari Bushmen, Congo Pygmies, and Kitavans.

3. Before 1970, taller upper class males had higher rates of heart problems compared to shorter working class. After 1970, it reversed.

4. In 1900, CHD was low compared to today. Yet, the average height was about 3 inches shorter in 1900.

5. In 1960s, Greece had one of the lowest CHD rates in Europe and was shorter than central and northern Europe. Today, Greek men are several inches taller and are seeing an alarming increase in CHD.

6. Osika found that within the low income segments of society, tall people had ~40% higher risk of heart attacks compared to shorter ones.

7. Tall dogs have 60 times the risk of heart failure as short dogs.

8. Chronic diseases (including CHD) were rare, even in elderly people, until recently according to the WCRF Report of 2007. People were also shorter then. (The report also stated that chronic disease were rare before the industrial revolution.)

9. Two recent large studies found short people had lower heart disease than taller ones. (Shapiro, et al. 2015; Elsayed et al.2015)

10. Women are shorter than men and have lower heart disease mortality.

The biological aspects of shorter, lighter stature favor lower heart disease and greater longevity. (Biologists and other scientists have found that within a species, smaller individuals tend to live longer.) The reasons for findings showing shorter people have more heart problems need to be explored more deeply.