You may find it interesting to know that around 150 years ago, Dutch men were amongst some of the shortest populations in Europe at an average of 165cm (5 ft 5 in).
Good exercise, better diets, and various other good things went into contributing to a taller average height today.
Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1081602X.2023.2192193#d1e165