mass growth anomaly

[sthitpradnya]

hello folks,
i will get staright to the point. i have noticed a distressing phenomenon in india. all states of india in fact. the younger population, ages 25-35, seems undergrown physically. the whole musculo-skeletal structure seems arrested at the adolescent/pubescent stage. consequently even married couples look like college kids or kids barely out of their teens. sparse beards,bony wrists,short spindly legs in men.boyish immature faces in both men and women.
this is seen more and more as one looks at people born after 1980. the farther back one goes from 1979 to 1965 the undegrown ones are outnumbered by the full-grown ones. those born before 1965 are completely ok. again as we go forward from 1980 the heftier, full-grown types become rarer and rarer.
i am a lay person and my knowledge abt these things is as little as the average man on the street. are there any knowledgeble people here who could throw some light on this? what could have caused this? prevention in future generations? remedying those who are already stunted?

 

[Duck]

hello folks,
i will get staright to the point. i have noticed a distressing phenomenon in india. all states of india in fact. the younger population, ages 25-35, seems undergrown physically. the whole musculo-skeletal structure seems arrested at the adolescent/pubescent stage. consequently even married couples look like college kids or kids barely out of their teens. sparse beards,bony wrists,short spindly legs in men.boyish immature faces in both men and women.
this is seen more and more as one looks at people born after 1980. the farther back one goes from 1979 to 1965 the undegrown ones are outnumbered by the full-grown ones. those born before 1965 are completely ok. again as we go forward from 1980 the heftier, full-grown types become rarer and rarer.
i am a lay person and my knowledge abt these things is as little as the average man on the street. are there any knowledgeble people here who could throw some light on this? what could have caused this? prevention in future generations? remedying those who are already stunted?

I am not an expert on human physiology or growth. That said, has there been a major change in diet generally in the region? A major shift in diet could result in the physiological changes that you are noticing.

 

[sthitpradnya]

duck,
i have seen no changes in diet. in some homes three or more siblings who have eaten the same food cooked by the mother have shown inexplicable differences in individual growths.

 

[HonestJoe]

i have noticed a distressing phenomenon in india. all states of india in fact. the younger population, ages 25-35, seems undergrown physically.

It seeming this way to you (and apparently you alone) doesn't demonstrate it is true. I'd be suprised if there weren't basic statistics of average height and weight of various generations available to compare. You need to clearly demonstrate significant differences before you start talking about causes and remedies.

 

[sthitpradnya]

joe,
i said 'seem' because things such as 'looking mature' can't be measured like physical quantities. my saying 'seem' doesen't take away the obective truth of it. younger people in india ARE looking undergrown. they have normal height -to-weight ratios surprisingly enough. they also show normal signs of ageing e.g greying of whiskers,facial hair. but their basic looks are those of adolescent kids.
is there a way to post pics from my desktop folders onto this thread? that would be convincing evidence.

 

[Iti oj]

to post your picts upload them to photobucket or fb or something first then copy the url over here.

 

[HonestJoe]

i said 'seem' because things such as 'looking mature' can't be measured like physical quantities. my saying 'seem' doesen't take away the obective truth of it. younger people in india ARE looking undergrown. they have normal height -to-weight ratios surprisingly enough. they also show normal signs of ageing e.g greying of whiskers,facial hair. but their basic looks are those of adolescent kids.

No, you said "seem" because what you are describing is your (and currently only your) perception. You list in your OP measurable factors and what you describe is difficult to equate with your equally unsupported claim of "normal" height-to-weight ratios (I'd expect that to have changed over the decades given the rapid development of Indian society).

is there a way to post pics from my desktop folders onto this thread? that would be convincing evidence.

No, it would be a bunch of unsourced pictures.

I'm not definitively stating that you're wrong, only that you shouldn't make the leap from your personal perception to seeking causes and remedies. If there were a noticeable change in the physical structures of the indian population, I would expect it do be demonstratable via formal scientific study and I would also expect someone other than just you to have noticed.

 

[cablescavenger]

hello folks,
i will get staright to the point. i have noticed a distressing phenomenon in india. all states of india in fact. the younger population, ages 25-35, seems undergrown physically. the whole musculo-skeletal structure seems arrested at the adolescent/pubescent stage. consequently even married couples look like college kids or kids barely out of their teens. sparse beards,bony wrists,short spindly legs in men.boyish immature faces in both men and women.
this is seen more and more as one looks at people born after 1980. the farther back one goes from 1979 to 1965 the undegrown ones are outnumbered by the full-grown ones. those born before 1965 are completely ok. again as we go forward from 1980 the heftier, full-grown types become rarer and rarer.
i am a lay person and my knowledge abt these things is as little as the average man on the street. are there any knowledgeble people here who could throw some light on this? what could have caused this? prevention in future generations? remedying those who are already stunted?

Quite an observation

 

[sthitpradnya]

people,
i hadn't excpected unwarranted scepticism alone but some informative insights. at least curiosity?
ok. here are my e-mail addresses. if you oblige me by giving yours i will post pics.

[email protected]

[email protected]

 

[ratikala]

is there a way to post pics from my desktop folders onto this thread? that would be convincing evidence.

dear sthipradnya ,

look up this thread ,

help I hope I'm not the only one who cant post pictures

I couldnt get the hang of it but lots of people kindly explained ,

If I can get it it cant bee too hard ,

it would be interesting to see what you are trying to describe .

 

[sthitpradnya]

tried all the options. pated the direct link,html code. no go. here is what i will do. thse are my usename and password for my photobucket account. you are free to enter and look at the pics.post them onto your reply if you can. i will be obliged. when you open the album the first pic at the left is a teenaged boy suraj sharma. a budding actor. age 18.the pic is in the public domain.i picked it off a website. the second pic is that of my friend age 36. the third pic is the same friend holding his 5 year old son.

usename - observe_n_absorb

password - telephoto

i will post firther pics at the same account regarding the growth anomaly in the days to come. believe me folks this is seriously alarming.

 

[sthitpradnya]

people,
did any of you see the images on my photobucket account? comments?