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TALL women might be able to show off the latest mini skirt, but their height places them at greater risk of developing deadly melanoma and breast cancer.

From height to head size and hair colour, the body's dimensions can reveal a lot about future health risks... And tall men have been found to be at greater risk of prostate and pancreatic cancer... Height was also associated with more aggressive tumours.

But if you have long legs, you're less likely to suffer from liver disease... People with long legs are also less likely to develop type 2 diabetes and less likely to get Alzheimer's disease.

... researchers at Harvard University found the risk of a first heart attack was 60 per cent greater among the shortest men than among the tallest.

Short men also have higher blood pressure and are more likely to commit suicide.

And if you have a small head, you're at greater risk of dementia.

An abnormally long ring finger relative to the index finger can be a sign of autism...


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