I agree that height does not necessarily mean that an individual will be stronger / fitter / longer living. In-fact, being tall may play against these. That sa

I agree that height does not necessarily mean that an individual will be stronger / fitter / longer living. In-fact, being tall may play against these. That said, no girl I've ever met has ever said, "wow, I really prefer to date short men". Perhaps some of them have said, "he's too tall", but most of them prefer tall men. Most men that I know tend to prefer women shorter than them. And yes, some of them have said, "she's too short". So, while more height in men may be inversely correlated to health, it is certainly desired among the multi-ethnic multi-economic cross-section of people with whom the topic of height has come up in conversation.