Wanna be tall?: Get rich first!<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A recent study by the World Health Organization found that
\nincreased height among Indonesian men was associated with
\nincreased income.<\/p>\n
The study, reported in the Bulletin of the World Health
\nOrganization, found that a one percent increase in height was
\nassociated on average with an additional 2.6 percent in earnings.<\/p>\n
Similar findings have been reported in other countries among
\ngroups of people who rely on manual strength for earning their
\nlivelihoods, WHO Indonesia said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The authors of the report explained that the overall low
\nheight among Indonesian adults could be due to poor health and
\nnutrition in early childhood, which prevented people from
\nreaching their full physical and mental potential.<\/p>\n
The research was commissioned for the Report on Macroeconomics
\nand Health, initiated by WHO director general Gro Harlem
\nBrundtland and chaired by eminent economist Jeffrey Sachs of
\nHarvard University.<\/p>\n
The report found that ill-health reduced household wealth in
\nthree main ways. First, illnesses increased medical expenses,
\nincluding the time and travel costs involved in seeking health
\ncare. Second, sick adults lost time away from work.<\/p>\n
Third, households whose family members suffered from severe
\nillnesses or were hospitalized might have to stop sending their
\nchildren to school or might have to sell assets to pay for health
\ncare.<\/p>\n
Forgone education and assets reduced the potential for future
\nincome.<\/p>\n
This problem was important in Indonesia where the vast
\nmajority of households did not have insurance for hospitalization
\nand emergency care, WHO Indonesia said.<\/p>",
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