Being short may up your risk of heart disease. It seems like there’s another reason to resent being a few inches shorter than everyone else. New research out this week has found that being short may relate to heart disease risk. “After gathering genetic data from nearly 200,000 men and women worldwide, the investigators found that each extra 2.5 inches of height brings a 13.5 percent reduction in heart disease risk. The relationship is present throughout the range of adult heights. A person who is five feet tall has a 30 percent greater chance of developing heart disease than someone who is 5 feet 6, said a lead author of the new study. Experts have noted that shorter people are more likely to get heart disease in a variety of populations and ethnic groups, even after accounting for such risk factors as smoking and cholesterol, diabetes and obesity. But few researchers took the finding seriously.” The researchers don’t know what the reason is for the association, but think it may have something to do the genetics of height.

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