What nutrients can children take to grow taller

If the parents are not very tall, then the child may not be able to be tall. This is directly related to the genetic factors of the parents. But if parents can give their children more nutritional supplements in the future. Then the child's height can also develop better. So what kind of nutrients should children supplement in the future? Let us introduce it in detail below.

Lysine

A large number of experiments at home and abroad have shown that sufficient lysine supplementation in the human body can stimulate the pituitary gland to increase the secretion of growth hormone. These studies also measured biological molecular indicators related to bone growth, such as ALP (bone alkaline phosphatase), IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor), TGF-b (transforming growth factor), OC (osteocalin), NO (nitric oxide), etc. These active factors produced and secreted by bone cells were significantly increased under the action of lysine. This shows that lysine can activate bone cell proliferation and stimulate its functional activity.

Zinc

Zinc is directly involved in DNA replication: Studies on the involvement of zinc in DNA replication have shown that in the case of zinc deficiency, the DNA replication rate per unit time slows down significantly, and the amount of DNA synthesis also decreases significantly, thereby slowing down or stagnating the cell division rate. The elucidation of this cellular and molecular mechanism of zinc finally revealed the secret of why zinc deficiency leads to growth and development stagnation.

calcium

There are about 1,300 grams of calcium in the human body, 99% of which is found in bones and teeth. Therefore, calcium is not only the main functional component of bones and teeth, but also a storage depot of calcium in the human body. Bones can only be strong and firm if they are not biomineralized by calcium. It can be imagined that calcium-deficient bones will become soft and deformed, and the child’s growth will be out of the question.

According to a survey result released by the Ministry of Health in 2004, Chinese babies' intake of core nutrients such as lysine, zinc and calcium is seriously insufficient. Our average daily calcium deficiency rate is as high as 59%, and it is even lower among children. The zinc deficiency report shows that the zinc deficiency rate among infants under one year old is as high as 93%, and children of other age groups are generally zinc deficient. Parents should pay attention to supplementing these nutrients for their children in daily life.

A child's height has a lot to do with the genetic factors of his parents and whether his acquired nutrition is adequate. If the parents are not tall, they should give their children more nutritional supplements in the future. This will allow the child to develop ideal height. In addition to this, you should actively participate in physical exercise so that you can grow taller.