What to do if you are not tall enough?

Everyone hopes that their height can reach a high standard, which can greatly enhance their image and charm, and at the same time make them gain more attention in work and life and give them more opportunities for success. However, height is not something you can imagine. It has to follow the natural laws of growth and need to be adjusted. So, what should you do if you are not tall enough? Let’s take a look at the explanation below. I hope everyone can understand it.

Whether you can have the desired height depends on several factors. The first is genetic factors, which account for 70%. In addition, it depends on other conditions, including exercise, nutrition, environment and social factors. In order to make children grow taller, parents should pay attention to the following points:

1. Don’t miss the rapid growth period

When do children and adolescents grow fastest during puberty? Studies have confirmed that the peak height growth for the vast majority of Han Chinese children is around 12 years old for girls and around 14 years old for boys; for more than 90% of girls, the fastest growth in height occurs between the ages of 11 and 13, and for boys between the ages of 13 and 15. In order to make children grow taller, parents should pay special attention to issues such as nutrition and exercise during their rapid growth period.

Nutrition is key to children's physical growth. The energy, protein and amino acids required for normal physical growth must be supplied by food, mainly meat, eggs, beans and legumes. Bone formation also requires adequate amounts of calcium, phosphorus and trace amounts of manganese and iron. Insufficient calcium intake and vitamin D deficiency will cause insufficient bone mineralization. Vitamin A deficiency will cause bones to become shorter and thicker. Vitamin C deficiency will cause defects in the bone cell matrix and make it brittle, all of which will affect bone growth.

At present, the average family's diet includes both meat and vegetables, and the nutrition should be comprehensive and sufficient. Parents should be careful not to let their children develop a habit of picky eating, and should not let their children eat too many snacks which will affect the intake of important nutrients.

Chronic diseases in children and adolescents should be treated actively. Long-term diseases such as chronic infection, chronic hepatitis, chronic nephritis, asthma, heart disease, anemia, etc. can affect growth and development. Genetic diseases of the skeleton, such as osteochondrodysplasia, can also limit bone growth.