Pretty self-explanatory. Goes for ancient Egypt as well. In fact, when the preferred drink in Britain changed from beer to tea, the average Briton lost almost an inch in height.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBl4qH9I54 for the original music video @gunman52 for the .wav file Thumbnail from Reddit (can't link but searching "Sumerian stew Reddit" will do it)
