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If a woman of short stature is overweight or obese do you think the excess weight will cause them to appear shorter in height?

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Why?: It is perception which is how one person looks at it.. And that is just their opinion. Obese or thin ones height is ones height... And whether they appear short or not really should not make any difference. Carry yourself as tall and that is what comes through!

Answered 1/1/2014

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