What factors affect bone growth?

Every parent hopes that their children can grow taller, and that boys can have a pair of long legs like Korean Oppa. A person's height depends largely on the growth of his or her bones. If the bones are well developed, the person will be relatively taller. If the bones are poorly developed, the person will be relatively shorter. So what factors affect bone growth? What should we pay attention to?

⑴ Heredity: Members of a nation or family have similar heights. For example, white people are generally taller than yellow people. In a family, if the parents are tall, their children tend to be taller. This can be said to be a congenital factor, that is, it is related to genetics.

⑵Environment: that is, acquired factors, which also play an important role in bone growth.

① Nutritional factors, such as a reasonable ratio of calcium and phosphorus in food, help to grow taller.

②Diseases can affect bone development. For example, pituitary diseases can cause too much or too little synthesis of growth hormone, which can affect height. Sex hormones promote bone development. If a large amount of sex hormones are produced too early (precocious puberty), people will grow fast during adolescence, but after maturity, they will be shorter than people of the same age.

③ Mood swings, reduced sleep, and irregular lifestyle can all affect overall development and the function of endocrine organs, leading to abnormal physical development.

④Physical exercise can enhance physical fitness and help grow taller. According to statistics, teenagers who regularly participate in physical exercise can be about 4 cm taller than those who do not.

To promote bone growth:

Healthy diet

Nutrition is the primary factor for body growth, and daily protein and calcium intake must be ensured.

Get enough sleep

The time when people grow taller is between 10pm and 2am every day. If you miss this period, it will be difficult to grow taller.

Exercise regularly

Although height is related to genetics to a certain extent, if children can eat more protein-rich foods, drink a glass of milk every day, and do regular physical exercise, it will promote the development of their bones. However, when exercising, you must know when to stop. Excessive exercise is like forcing growth.