Specifically with respect to race, as whites have longer torsos than blacks, and Asians have equal/longer torsos to whites.
I've seen 5'8" Asian guys sit down and be as tall as 6'2" whites. I've seen 6'2" Asians sit down and tower over white in the area.
The usual answer I've seen is something to do with Allen's rule, because long legs dissipate heat, and whites and Asians are supposedly evolved for colder climates.
However, a long torso is also bad for heat retention. A wide, thick short torso would be ideal for it, along with short, thick legs.
However, most whites and Asian people have long thin torsos and short thin legs, so I don't think it has much to do with heat transfer.
Genetically oriented answers would be appreciated. And if it wasn't obvious, "Asians" refers to northeast Asians, and not Turks/Russians/Indians/Iranians.
I'm half latino half austrian, I'm far left: super short torso and looong extremities.
I've always been self conscious about that and tried to conceal my waistline because my legs are long thin sticks and almost end at my elbows.
It look ridiculous when I put my hands in my pockets or when I have to tuck my shirt in.
I'm an adult now and have come to terms with it as there are much worse deformations to be born with but maybe this helps you getting more comfortable with your on body, whats your torso/leg ratio OP?
Jacob Foster
Genetic differences are too small among humans to qualify any sort of categorization involving "race".
This study involves the genes responsible, at least partially, for torso length, based on ethnic categorization (NOT race, as race is a meaningless and ambiguous term when applied to humans)
Long legs increase running speed but reduce stability, idk why eurasians would be selected in the opposite direction to googles but that might have somethign to do with it. It might also be a simple founder effect.
Liam Lewis
>triggered by the word race >c-call it ethnicity pls
Angel Bailey
how can i get 4+ inches taller without the painful surgery?
there has to be some sort of diet/exercise/supplement regimen
Christopher Bell
The paper doesn't mention torso height, just height in general.
Bentley Lewis
Ethnicity and race are separate categorizations. Also, I was just helping the OP's search for the answer to this question.
I know, and I'm sorry, couldn't find any specific studies on that
Anthony Moore
The word "race" is only used of human groups, it doesn't cover the same ground as ethnicity and it refers to something that certainly exists. There's no other word that does the job "race" does.
