Anthropologists talked about the development of the human race over the past 100 years, highlighting both positive dynamics and negative phenomena.
According to the results of research by an international group of anthropologists, humanity has passed a significant evolutionary path over the past 100 years. An increase in the body weight of both men and women has been noted, especially in advanced economies. According to the World Health Organization, an excess of available and unhealthy food has caused an overweight problem in 29% of humanity. Along with this, scientists point to an increase in the growth of the world's population.
The indicator of the average height of a European over the last century has increased by 11 cm. If in 1917 it was 168 cm, then in 2017 it has already reached 179. At the same time, people are becoming physically weaker from year to year. This is eloquently evidenced by medical statistics: if in the last century, schoolchildren, according to the TRP standards, squeezed 55 kg from the chest, today it is no more than 35.
At the same time, anthropologists also note a general decline in the intellectual level of humanity. Back in the twentieth century, it was 14 points higher than today. This is associated with a general decline in the quality of school and higher education. Also, over the past hundred years, the number of various chronic diseases, especially the cardiovascular system, has increased, as well as the reproductive ability of mankind has sharply decreased, which experts associate with the excessive spread of tobacco, alcohol and drugs in the modern world.