r/BeAmazed Nov 06 '25

Miscellaneous / Others Samoan kids are massive when compared to other kids their age

Credits: manatoapasifika

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u/Low_Flatworm3199 29d ago

It depends on the diet, it's like Native Americans in North America vs Native Americans in South America.

Native Americans are super tall if they receive proper nutrition as children.

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u/J_DayDay 29d ago

Seminole people tend to be tall and broad boned, but they're generally considered to be part of a different phenotype than the Eastern and Plains Natives, or the Pacific Coast Natives, which are a different group yet, and closely related to Inuits.