Vietnamese people getting taller

The average height of Vietnamese people increases by 1-2 cm every ten years, according to a local nutrition agency.

A recent study conducted by the National Institute of Nutrition, under the Ministry of Public Health, revealed that the average height of urban citizens at 160 cm is 1.6 cm higher than that of residents in rural areas.

The institute blamed malnutrition in the developmental stages of children to be one of the major contributing factors in the lower rural height rates.

Therefore, said the institute, in order to maintain proper growth, more prevention needs to be directed towards the nourishment amongst our younger age groups

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