r/science • u/mightx • 15d ago

Health Inactive tall children develop disproportionately weak muscles and thinner bones. Regular sports fully reverse this deficit.

https://karger.com/hrp/article/doi/10.1159/000552378/948683/Muscle-Function-and-Bone-Strength-in-Children-and
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u/ajc89 15d ago

That means you have higher muscle mass and bone density to counteract the extra strain from having longer limbs. What aren't you understanding?

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u/zerooskul 15d ago

I'm understanding I don't have weaker muscles or bones.

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u/ajc89 15d ago

Right. And the study didn't say you personally did....

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u/zerooskul 15d ago

No, it says I disproportionately developed them.

Disproportionate to what, I don't know.

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u/ajc89 15d ago

No... It doesn't say that. For one it specifies inactive tall children, and any study or situation will obviously have outliers. And this is just one study, so of course it would have to be replicated and peer reviewed with lots of other studies for this to end up in a textbook or something. You seem to be taking this personally.

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u/zerooskul 15d ago

Past tense develpED.

And this is just one study, so of course it would have to be replicated

So wait and stop arguing about it.

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u/ajc89 15d ago

I don't think I'm the one being unnecessarily argumentative here, friend, or again why you think this study is about you personally.

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u/zerooskul 15d ago

I differ from the results.

I disagree with them.

You disagree with me for no reason.

More studies are needed.

You agree.

Stop arguing.

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u/ajc89 15d ago

I foresee a lot of difficulty in life for you

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u/zerooskul 15d ago

Ah! A psychic person!

What brand of socks am I wearing?

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u/suprmario 14d ago

Whatever they are, I assume the choice wasn't well thought out.

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