It's the opposite [1]: "taller soldiers are more likely to survive battle and that taller parents are more likely to have sons". This was based on his research

It's the opposite [1]: "taller soldiers are more likely to survive battle and that taller parents are more likely to have sons". This was based on his research of British Army records from the First World War, which showed that "surviving soldiers were on average more than one inch (3.33 cm) taller than fallen soldiers" [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returning_soldier_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Returning_soldier_effect