There may be a genetic link between being tall and being thin, a new study indicates.
Researchers from Australia looked at nearly 9,500 people in 14 European countries and found a strong connection between genes that boost height and those associated with lower amounts of body fat.
The findings, published recently in the journal Nature Genetics, could prove important in determining whether genes play a role in nations’ different rates of health problems such as heart disease, diabetes and dementia, the researchers said.
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