# The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition and Development in the Western World since 1700

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Bernard Harris, Professor Sir Roderick Floud FBA
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/changing-body-health-nutrition-and-development-western-world)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At the end of the eighteenth century, the average British man was around 168cm tall by the time he reached maturity. By the end of the twentieth century, the average height of mature British men was around 177cm, and similar changes have taken place throughout the developed world. This lecture explores the causes and consequences of these changes for human health, longevity and even productivity. It also explores the implications of the concept of ‘technophysio evolution’.

## Lectures

1. [The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition and Development in the Western World since 1700](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/changing-body-health-nutrition-and-development-western-world/8ca34965af9e) (YouTube)