title: Secular change in adult stature has come to a halt in northern Europe and Italy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether the increase in adult stature in European countries is continuing.
  
  
  METHODS
  The secular trend in growth after 1990 for various European countries was assessed by national conscript data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In Scandinavia and the Netherlands, the height has reached a plateau at 179-181 cm, and in Italy a plateau at 174 cm. In Belgium, Portugal and Spain, height continued to increase.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only in the northern European countries and Italy height has ceased to increase.
authors.affiliation: LMC Centre for Advanced Food studies, Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Anni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larnkaer
authors.forename: Stine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Attrup Schrøder
authors.forename: Ida Maria
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hørby Jørgensen
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fleischer Michaelsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors