Laeserin · 75w They were the people that grew up after or even during the war, you know, and sometimes the Great Depression before that. And children were sick more often. Not with allergies, but like... with polio... MichaelJ @MichaelJ 1725852765 I'm a fan of low childhood morbidity and a steady diet, to be sure.This is why BMI is a bad index, I've heard. It was made when everyone was skinner due to poorer diets.