Children in Greenland are getting taller and healthier
(WorldNews Denmark)

Marius Kløvgaard , Author provided A group of children runs down the hill towards the Knud Rasmussen´s museum in Ilulissat, Greenland. To a casual observer it might not be obvious, but to a researcher who is revisiting Greenland after many years, it is immediately clear: the children appear taller - at least compared with previous generations. This observation is not exclusive to Ilulissat. We observed the same phenomenon in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, and in other towns and settlements throughout the country. The days when Greenlandic children were characterised by stunted height are gone. And this is the conclusion of our recent study , which documents the height and weight of...