Question 1

can minoycline stunt growth?

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No: This is not a side effect of this drug.

Question 2

does bench pressing stunt your growth?

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No: It just doesn't.  This type of exercise has no correlation to your endocrine system which controls growth and development.  Do it right and with the right training for your age, weight and general conditioning.

Question 3

does lymecycline stunt growth?

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: No. This entire group of antibiotics (the tetracyclines) are not given to young children because they may discolor developing teeth. There is no effect on growth or development at any age.

Question 4

dexamethasone can stunt growth?

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Depends on situation: A short term treatment (4-5 days or less) of therapeutic steroids is thought to have minimal if any effect on growth. Long term (weeks to months ) of any steroidal medication may have many long term side effects that includes decreased linear growth.

Question 5

does weight lifting stunt growth?

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No: Strength training won't stunt growth and is a great way to improve your health.  Whether you're young and growing fast or stopped growing taller a long time ago, focus on good form and control to minimize the risk of injury.

Question 6

help! could sugar stunt your growth?

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Wouldn't think so: Sugar is a nutrition source that can be  used by the body to maintain blood glucose or converted to various storage forms in the muscles, liver or fat. Any food can be abused and lead to negative health consequences, the most common of which is obesity.Sugar would seldom be the only component of this excess.Obesity leads to decreased exercise and other health issues poor health does impair growth.

Question 7

can lifting weights stunt your growth?

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No: Be careful though. Your bones are still growing and the growth plates are fragile. If you injure them by lifting too much or too often, you could cause growth abnormalities.

Question 8

could smoking really stunt your growth?

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Yes: adolescents who begin smoking early, before they have achieved their full growth, are shorter than their siblings who do not smoke.  Smoking reduces blood flow to many organs, including to bone, and impairs their growth.  Smoking also impairs healing, and people who smoke who have bone fractures or bone surgery are very slow to heal, and sometimes do not completely heal at all.

Question 9

can too much exercise stunt your growth?

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No: Too much exercise will not stunt your growth. It is important to learn the basics of wt training and get medical clearance from your doctor before you begin. Careful attention should be paid to correct weightlifting form, and not using too much weight or too much stress placed on the joints.  The key is to provide proper nutrition during training to give the body what it needs, esp. During growth.

Question 10

does consuming shark cartilage stunt growth?

Accepted Answer

No, it doesn't stunt: Growth. Shark fin soup, made from the cartilaginous pectoral & dorsal fins of shark, has been in use since at least the ming dynasty in china. It is used medicinally in china to v cholesterol & combat cancer & heart disease but it's benefits are controversial. There is a  health risk in ingesting shark fins. It is a predator fish with of high levels of bmaa (neurotoxin), arsenic & methylmercury.

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