"PLA updates database of human body parameter measurements" Topic

Looks like they're having the same problem like Russian army faced after the split of the Soviet Union….

BEIJING, February 18 (ChinaMil) -- The survey and collection of the human body characteristic parameters for the Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLAA), conducted by a research institute of the Academy of Chemical Defense under the General Armaments Department (GAD) of the PLA, was recently completed with a new database of human parameter measurements established.

�@�@According to the person in charge of the project, the armaments produced in line with the newly established database prove easier to use.

�@�@Statistics show that, compared with that of 20 years ago, the average height of officers and men of the PLA increases by 2 cm, and waistline increases by 5 cm. The changes in the physical shape of officers and men have brought increasingly urgent needs to adjust the "specifications" of equipment. For instances, a type of tank designed and manufactured according to the human body parameters 30 years ago will make normal people seated in the steering cabin feel restrained, and the short rifle stock will affect the precision of shooting….

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GMO nutrients. 8)

See? Dense, toxic smog really is good for you after all!!

It's eating more beef and drinking more milk while young.

I could tell which students had traditional breakfasts and which students ate like a Westerner while I was in Japan based on how tall they were.

As well as Japan, a visit to Singapore shows what two generations of decent nutrition, health and dental care can do for a population. The younger generations are noticeably taller, straighter, and just plain healthier looking than the older ones. Admittedly, we older people tend to be a bit more stooped and broken than younger folks anyway, but my Singaporean friends' family photos show marked differences between the generations.