Ex-Army MOD kilts

[Rex_Tremende]

Childhood nutrition is a significant factor in adult size - and I'm not talking about people being overweight. In the early part of the last century, childhood nutrition was comparatively poor for many people, and the average body size of British soldiers, for example, was smaller than it is today.

An article in today's New York Times discusses the changes in human health and body size over the last 100 years.

People even look different today. American men, for example, are nearly 3 inches taller than they were 100 years ago and about 50 pounds heavier.
[....]
Men living in the Civil War era had an average height of 5-foot-7 and weighed an average of 147 pounds. That translates into a body mass index of 23, well within the range deemed “normal.” Today, men average 5-foot-9½ and weigh an average of 191 pounds, giving them an average body mass index of 28.2, overweight and edging toward obesity.

The article discusses possible reasons for this (Barb knows what she's talking about), and consequences, such as the inability for Civil War re-enactors to fit in replica tents.

Regards,
Rex in Cincinnati

[Cinnabar]

An article in today's New York Times discusses the changes in human health and body size over the last 100 years.

Just a little tip: NYTimes along with Washington Post and a few other newspapers require you to have an account to read their articles. IHMO, this is annoying, invasive, and unnecesasry. You can always get around this by going to www.bugmenot.com to find a generic password. For NYTimes, try
e-mail:biteback
password:biteback

Thanks for article, nonetheless, Rex. Interesting read.

[Southern Breeze]

Here's something else to consider- many of the smaller sized kilts may be for boy's. I have a couple of kilts that are from the Queen Victoria School. Here's a pic of the tag and info on the school.



http://www.qvs.org.uk/intropg.htm