At birth we weigh some
3.3kg, and we are 500mm in length, of which our trunks represent some
70%. In the two decades that follow, our body length increases between
three- and fourfold, our weight increases around 20-fold and our linear
proportions change so that in the adult state the length of the trunk
accounts for only 52% of the stature. However, the adult condition is by
no means stationary ¡V our bodily proportions are modified by our
lifestyles and the inevitable process of ageing.
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At birth we weigh some
3.3kg, and we are 500mm in length, of which our trunks represent some
70%. In the two decades that follow, our body length increases between
three- and fourfold, our weight increases around 20-fold and our linear
proportions change so that in the adult state the length of the trunk
accounts for only 52% of the stature. However, the adult condition is by
no means stationary ¡V our bodily proportions are modified by our
lifestyles and the inevitable process of ageing.