Surprising Ways Your Family Affects Your Health

Blame Your Stature on Your Birth Order

“Big brother” or “big sister” is correct in more ways than just seniority. Research from the University of Auckland found that an older sibling was more likely to be taller than the child who followed, and that child was more likely to be taller than the next one.

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July 15, 2014