My grandma always told me how her sisters were taller and prettier than she was, and in general I thought that was just gene lottery. But today I realized her sisters were already teenagers when the war started, whereas gramma was born in 1940. So I was just wondering if food shortages while she was growing up might’ve played a part in this. Are there any statistics that can shed light on this? For reference, she was Romanian and grew up in North-Western Transylvania (the part that was occupied by Hungary during the war), but I’m guessing large swathes of Europe had similar issues, so any numbers you’re aware of would be interesting to look at. Thanks for reading!
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