My impression is that health problems reduce height but height also causes health problems (even in the normal range of height, e.g. higher cancer risk). I’d be surprised if height was causally healthy.
AFAIK, it is best (expected-outcomes-wise) to be short, but for “boring genetic reasons” (as opposed to (genetic or non-genetic) disease reasons), because fewer cells means smaller propensity to develop cancer and a bunch more stuff (holding everything else constant).
My impression is that health problems reduce height but height also causes health problems (even in the normal range of height, e.g. higher cancer risk). I’d be surprised if height was causally healthy.
AFAIK, it is best (expected-outcomes-wise) to be short, but for “boring genetic reasons” (as opposed to (genetic or non-genetic) disease reasons), because fewer cells means smaller propensity to develop cancer and a bunch more stuff (holding everything else constant).