Will you still grow taller at the age of 16?

Many teenagers experience slow growth and fail to meet height requirements due to study pressure, food additives, environmental influences, etc. Many teenagers have difficulty growing taller when they are 16 years old. Since their height does not meet the standard, it not only affects their appearance but also directly affects their future life. So generally speaking, will a 16-year-old child continue to grow taller? Many parents will have such a question, let me introduce it to you below.

Male (years/age, cm/height) Female (years/age, cm/height)

Age Height Age Height Age Height Age Height

9 134.6 14 169.76 9 133.36 14 163.34

10 139.93 15 172.43 10 139.48 15 163.43

11 145.87 16 173.83 11 148.25 16 163.68

12 152.75 17 174.54 12 153.08 17 163.81

13 161.25 18 174.65 13 161.62 18 164.17

The above is the national average height table for teenagers (height: cm). Experts remind: If the height difference of children is more than plus or minus 3 cm, parents should pay attention to it. If the height is too much higher, parents should be alert to premature development; if the height does not meet the standard, parents should find the cause in time through bone age testing and other means.

Delay epiphyseal closure to create more room for height growth

Bone age refers to the physiological age of bones, which can accurately reflect the actual growth of people at different age groups from birth to completion of development. There are two rapid growth periods in a person's life: one is the first year after birth, and the second is before puberty. In between is a period of stable growth, with the body growing 5 to 6 cm per year. After puberty, it enters a slow period. If a child develops early, the stable growth period before puberty will be shortened, and the child will grow five or six centimeters less per year. By regularly testing your child's bone age, you can identify problems in a timely manner and make adjustments to delay epiphyseal closure as much as possible to create room for growth.

In fact, teenagers still have the opportunity to grow taller after they reach the age of 16. At that time, they should pay more attention to nutritional supplements and do more exercise to stimulate the secretion of growth hormone, thereby allowing the body to develop again and achieve the goal of growing taller. Therefore, parents should pay more attention to their children and let them eat less snacks.