Xinhua, 20 Apr 2010
SINGAPORE, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Singaporeans are getting fatter, taller and broader at the shoulders than two decades ago, a new study showed.
According to a report by the English newspaper the Straits Times on Tuesday, the average height of Singaporean man is now 1. 74m, up 5cm from 1990; his sister now stands at 1.62m, 7cm taller.
The average Singaporean's shoulders also grew 2cm for both genders over that period. They now measure 45cm for men and 40cm for women. Full Story