Question 1

can niacin really help children grow taller?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: If they have a Niacin deficiency from poor diet, it could allow a kid to reach their potential height.It will not push a kid past where they would grow normally with a balanced diet.

Question 2

what foods make you grow taller?

Accepted Answer

Balanced diet.: Height is determined by other factors than diet, such as genetics. Eating a healthy balance diet can certainly allow you the maximum height you can attain, given your genetics.

Question 3

what drugs and food can make one grow taller?

Accepted Answer

Eating healthfully : Will help you to reach your potential height. But there isn't a secret growth formula for a healthy person to increase height.

Question 4

please suggest what foods are essential to grow taller?

Accepted Answer

Childhood: The ones you ate when you were a child. It's too late for you to grow taller -- only wider. Your height is generally determined by your genetics. Eat healthy and exercise daily, no matter what your height.

Question 5

can you tell me if there are foods that you must have to grow taller?

Accepted Answer

No: There are no magic "tall" foods, just good nutrition and exercise, plus good genetics are of utmost importance. At your age, growth is complete, at leas as far as height is considered. You can still grow horizontally.

Question 6

why do children grow taller during puberty ?

Accepted Answer

Increased Hormones: Puberty is caused by hormonal changes that occur as children grown from 10-20 years of age. Hormones, especially androgens (testosterone() cause bones to grow during this time which makes you grow taller(growth spurt)

Question 7

could you tell me what are good foods to eat in order to grow taller?

Accepted Answer

Well balanced diet: Diet has very little effect on the final height.

Question 8

is your height totally determined by genes or can you perform exercises or eat certain foods to help make you grow taller?

Accepted Answer

Mostly genetic: Molecular biologist, chao quing lai states "about 60 to 80 percent of the difference in height between individuals is determined by genetic factors, whereas 20 to 40 percent can be attributed to environmental effects, mainly nutrition. This answer is based on estimates of the "heritability" of human height: the proportion of the total variation in height due to genetic factors.".

Question 9

i heard intermittent fasting can boost your hgh level. does that mean i can grow taller by intermittent fasting if i get the right nutrition?

Accepted Answer

No data: No articles on GH levels and intermittent fasting in humans in PubMed. Caveat Emptor. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 10

what foods are best to grow taller for your teens and pre-teens?

Accepted Answer

Balanced nutrition: While there are no special foods or exercises  that make you grow taller, poor nutrition and dietary deficiencies can prevent a child from achieving their potential.Expected final height is the average of the parents plus 2.5 in for males and less 2.5 in for females. The best way to be tall is have tall parents.

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