The Dutch are the world's tallest people
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060915/ap_on_re_eu/netherlands_tallest_people"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060915/capt.785d67326fee40f79d8aeadeb2a7232c.netherlands_tallest_people_ams105.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=v8A7Z7QFgQG0rNbEXsLEkA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Pieter Gijselaar, 7 feet (210 centimeters) tall, poses for a portrait next to his car in Amsterdam Thursday Sept. 14, 2006. Most people are taller than their parents, but in the Netherlands the generational progression has reached new heights. In the last 150 years the Dutch have grown from a nondescript breed to become the tallest people on earth, and experts say they are still growing. Gijselaar had the seat of his Volkswagen Golf custom fitted, spends much of his life ducking doorways and can only sit in an airliner's emergency exit row. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Most of us are taller than our parents, who probably are taller than their parents. But in the Netherlands, the generational progression has reached new heights.</p><br clear="all"/>