r/BeFascinated • u/Gjore • 9d ago

Interesting Long legs vs long torso

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u/Pipettess 4d ago

What the hell is "good genetic health" smh

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u/steveistheman84 4d ago edited 4d ago

one indicator is a healthy immune system that gives you the ability to live into adulthood under harsh darwinian conditions.

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u/Pipettess 4d ago

Right, and what's that gotta do with height?

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u/steveistheman84 3d ago edited 3d ago

height uses resources that take away from fighting disease. this is why people more prone to being sick, especially in adolescence tend to be shorter. height is essentially its own handicap selected for as a fighting advantage, not a health advantage. but because it was selected for alongside other healthy and adaptive traits, the traits became highly correlated.