Children in Greenland are getting taller and healthier
Greenlandic children once lagged behind their Danish counterparts in height and other measures, but that gap has been mostly erased.
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.
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